The Writing Process
Chenethia Brown
8th Grade ELA
Writing Process
• When writing an essay, you need to
make sure you include the following
components:
– An introduction
– A body
– A conclusion
Introduction
• Your introduction will consist of the
following three components:
– Hook: catches your readers attention
– History: background information on
your topic
– Thesis statement: what your essay will
be about
Hook Strategies
• We use the following strategies for
creating a hook for an introduction:
D.R.A.P.E.S.
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D: dialogue
R: rhetorical question
A: anecdote
P: personal example
E: explain
S: statistics
Dialogue
• A written composition in which two or more characters
are represented as conversing.
• When quoting dialogue, put the words of each speaker
inside quotation marks “” and indicate changes in speaker
by starting a new paragraph.
• Example: “Alex," my mother asked, "what were your
activities and pursuits at your middle school today?"
"I had a full day of activities, Mother. My teachers
were stimulating, and my English class was especially
delightful."
Rhetorical Question
• Any question asked for a purpose other
than to obtain the information the
question asks.
• For example: “Why are you so stupid?” is a
statement regarding your opinion of a
person rather than a genuine request for
an answer.
• We WILL NOT use rhetorical questions to
begin papers.
Anecdote
• A short and amusing or interesting story
about a real incident or person.
• Example: If I could redo one choice in my
life, I would choose not to ride my cousin’s
motorcycle. Growing up, I wanted to be
just like my cousin Chip, even when he got
a dirt bike. When I was seven years old, I
asked Chip if I could ride his new
motorcycle. My hand revving the throttle,
I took off, slid on the pavement, and
became trapped under my aunt’s car.
Personal Example
• A personal account of something that has happen to
you. It is often dealing with how you feel about
something or someone.
• Example: My desire to become a doctor, and hence
the necessity of going to medical school, resulted
from the process of elimination. In my prior job as a
staff accountant in a public accounting firm, work
can be categorized in two groups: tax work and nontax work. Of the two groups, tax work is more
interesting, not because of tax preparation itself
but because of the people. I thoroughly enjoyed
interviewing the clients, getting to know them, and
learning about their family and financial situation.
Explain
• To make known; to make plain or
understandable; to give the reason
for or cause of; to show the logical
development or relationships of
Statistics
• A branch of mathematics dealing
with the collection, analysis,
interpretation, and presentation of
masses of numerical data.
• Example: Darlington County has an
estimated population of 67,031