Step Two: Write Your Discovery Draft Flashcards

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How to choice a topic?

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  • How much does this topic interest me?
  • how much do I know about this topic?
  • how much research will I have to do?
  • can I explain this topic in details?
  • how well does this topic satisfy the audience?
  • use your responses to these questions to decide on a good topic?
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What is a discovery draft?

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• A discovery draft is a first attempt at getting your ideas on paper when writing a discovery draft to concentrate on writing your ideas without being concerned about, sentence structure, word choice, grammar, spelling or punctuation.

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How to narrow a topic.

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  • What particular thing happened?
  • Who is involved?
  • what is the time period?
  • what type is it?
  • where does it happen?
  • why does it happen?
  • how does it happen?
  • what is the result of it?
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Why should you share your ideas?

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• Once you know your topic write a discovery draft that puts your ideas together the purpose of this is to see what you need to say

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What is a preliminary thesis sentence?

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• It announces the topic
• explains topic points
• gives the reader sense about the topic

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What should you do to get organized?

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  • Introduction: hook the reader with info.
  • Body paragraphs: give the main point of each paragraph in a topic sentence. Use details and facts to support each topic.
  • Conclusion: Refer back to the thesis. Explain the importance of the sentence.
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