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know where to start?
This is a simple technique that will get you writing a draft. Once you have a draft there are many ways to develop and improve your writing. Suppose you are working on the Writing Assignment for the Castaways unit (adapted from The Text Book ed by H. Sykes) You have selected the news story: Teenagers Overboard. First brainstorm a list on the topic (This works best if you do it in an interview with a friend):
This now becomes a set of headings. Write down the heading and list information. Try to have at least four 'dot' points for each heading. Don't worry about the quality. The aim is to get lots of ides down quickly. Look at the examples below.
2. What
3. When and where
You get the idea! Once you have made your 'dot' point lists you have a 'plan'. Is the order of headings OK? Change it if you want to write about things in a different order. This is your PLAN! Now write your draft. Write a paragraph about each heading, using the dot points. It is ok to leave some dot points out if they don't 'fit' what you are writing. (HINT: give yourself plenty of space here to make changes later eg. wide margins, leave lines between paragraphs) Now that you have a draft, revise the draft. Keep in mind:
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