Exercise 2: Create a composition using 2 paragraphs.
Topic: Two biggest problems in Education
Using the topic above, create:
i) Two paragraph diagrams on each problem you think about. [10]
ii) Write a draft for both paragraphs [10]
iii) Write another set of paragraphs for the final writing. This time fix your draft by adding better vocabulary, add transitional words, and enhance sentences with better adjectives, adverbs and verbs. [15]
Answers
Answer:
Drafting is the stage of the writing process in which you develop a complete first version of a piece of writing.
Even professional writers admit that an empty page scares them because they feel they need to come up with something fresh and original every time they open a blank document on their computers. Because you have completed the first two steps in the writing process, you have already recovered from empty page syndrome. You have hours of prewriting and planning already done. You know what will go on that blank page: what you wrote in your outline.
Getting Started: Strategies For Drafting
Your objective for this portion of Chapter 8 “The Writing Process: How Do I Begin?” is to draft the body paragraphs of a standard five-paragraph essay. A five-paragraph essay contains an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. If you are more comfortable starting on paper than on the computer, you can start on paper and then type it before you revise. You can also use a voice recorder to get yourself started, dictating a paragraph or two to get you thinking. In this lesson, Mariah does all her work on the computer, but you may use pen and paper or the computer to write a rough draft.