1、The writing process,MCOM-104 Business Writing University of Waikato Department of Management CommunicationWeek 3,Important notices,My email address: pmatengawaikato.ac.nz or paulinematengayahoo.co.nz,Lecture preview and objectives:,Email writing This weeks grammar - spelling The writing process (fou
2、r stages) The first stage: Planning Weekly Writing Activity 2,Email writing competencies,Write _ Include _ Write a polite, concise, well-written message using well-formed sentences Include only those things you would be willing to say in a face-to-face conversation (or in a memo or letter) Consider
3、your reader (language, culture) Avoid _Include a closing phrase, or sentence ( ) Read your message before sending it,Subject: You can write: Questions from William,In your email use 12 font,Avoid introducing yourself in Email,2. This weeks grammar - spelling,I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty u
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5、sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?,3. The writing process (four stages),Stage 1. _ (this weeks topic)- - - Write an outline (Next week) Stage 2. _ Stage 3. _ Stage 4. _,Plan your study based on c
6、ourse outlines Example:,4. Stage 1: The planning or prewriting phase,This is the hard part! How do you get started? How do you deal with writers block?,4.1 Overcoming writers block,Write a 100 words a day (like exerciseshort and frequent) Put the title on a blank piece of paper, or at the top of a w
7、ord document and begin free writing (either by hand or at the computer) Develop writing habits with simple tasks, e.g., letter writing, journal/diary keeping Begin with a micro-theme of your topic Stop writing in the middle of a sentence (and pick up the next day),4.2 Getting started,a) b)c) d) e),C
8、hoosing and analysing the question/topic Common mental actions related to briefs,Terms used for university assignments What do you think each term means? Analyse Argue Comment on Criticise (or critique) Define Discuss Evaluate,8. Examine 9. Explain 10. Justify 11. List 12. Outline 13. Review,b) Prew
9、riting approaches,1. Clustering (gathering together) see Clouse, 2001, p. 22 2. Brain storming see Marsen, 2003, p7 & Clouse, 2001, p24. 3. Mind mapping see Marsen, 2003, p.7 4. How? Who? What? When? Where? Why? (Marsen, 2003, p.7-8) 5. Free writing (Clouse, 2001, p. 20) 6. Talk to other people/tape
10、 recorder (Clouse, 2001, p. 27) 7. Relate the topic to your own experience (Clouse, 2001, p.26) 8. Identify your writing context (purpose, audience, role) see Clouse, 2001, p. 28.,c) Gathering information Reading and taking notes (Marsen, 2003),Secondary research What is secondary research?What are
11、public sources?,d) Reading and taking notes,On-line sources 1. http:/ ProQuest Academic Research Library2.http:/scholar.google.co.nz/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws Google scholarly BETA New Zealand,e) Reading and taking notes Hookman (2000),Why is it important to take notes?What is the benefit of taking notes?W
12、hen do you take notes?What do you need to focus on when you take notes?,Understand the instructions and the topic Start thinking about an essay topic (two ideas for and against) Planning brainstorming, clustering, pre-writing, mind mapping Conduct any research required to strengthen your arguments i
13、n your essay. (Note that any references must be APA referenced.),Getting started on your first assignment the argumentative essay,Assignment 1 Argumentative essay with outline,See Course Outline for guidelines,Assignment 1: How to choose the topic,Choose one of the topics that you: are interested in
14、; know more about; can understand Do not choose the topic because: your classmate chose it you think it is the easiest,Argumentative Essay,Introduction Body paragraphs Conclusion,Review AE II,Argumentative essay body paragraph basic structure 1.2.,AE II,AE II based on your premise (Argue for OR argu
15、e against),Body Paragraphs for assignment 1,Use the structure of “focus on pros/cons idea” for both argue for AND against. Two argue for and two argue against,Conclusion Take your stand,Instruction: You will arrive at a conclusion where you take a stand one way OR the other.,Suggestions: You can use
16、 _ _when you summarise body paragraphs,5. Weekly Writing Activity 2,Weekly Writing Activity 2 (cntd),On being a business student (CR): References (APA p. 90 6g) Authors name Rudzki, R. E. J. Year 2005 Title On being a business student. An original selection in an edited collection (APA pocket guide
17、p. 90 6g) L. Emerson (Ed). Writing guidelines for business students (p.10-13). Southbank, VIC: Thomson Dunmore Press.,Where to next?,This week Reading - make sure you have done the readings for Weeks 1 and 3 Next week: Look at the Course Outline Preview all the required readings for next week including tutorial materials and grammar readings Hand in Weekly Writing Activity 2,
