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Prewriting making a list of all of your ideas about a topic and then finding patterns of organization and the ideas you want to develop Organization the final idea in a paragraph that effectively ends the discussion Organization focuses, limits, or controls the topic to make it more specific (ex. sandwiches > the best type of sandwich) the focus is on the process of writing, meaning that the writer will make many different versions of the writing in order to improve it Organization a group of paragraphs connected to the same topic and organized to present a big idea by presenting it in detail to look at something and decide if it is good or if it needs to change Revising ideas someone gives for how to improve your writing after they finish reading it Shape how you organize the words on the page, there are specific rules for formatting an essay in English (indentations, 12 point font, 1 inch margins, etc) Introduction Paragraphs the first sentence in an essay that is used to make the reader interested and continue to read Prewriting the basic organization of the main idea and most important details and where they will be in the essay, this helps you to keep control of your essay Organization a group of sentences that are all connected by one topic and organized clearly, typically includes a topic sentence, supporting sentence, and concluding sentence Conclusion Paragraphs to say the same idea in a different way Organization follow the topic sentence and give reasons, examples, and explanations that explain it in more detail the focus is on the what a writer can create with a time limit and without access to additional help Organization the main idea for a paragraph, often the first sentence
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