  {"id":86,"date":"2012-07-17T07:56:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T12:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/crw\/writing\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T11:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T15:46:26","slug":"writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/crw\/writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>The Writing Prompt<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>Tips to <\/strong><strong>understand an essay question and to respond directly to an instructor&#8217;s writing prompt<\/strong> can be found at Troy University&#8217;s Online Writing Center: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/special-kinds-of-writing\/answering-essay-questions.pdf\">https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/special-kinds-of-writing\/answering-essay-questions.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More tips to understand an<\/strong> <strong>essay question and to respond directly to an instructor&#8217;s writing prompt <\/strong>can be found at the Harvard College Writing Center: <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/how-read-assignment\">https:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/how-read-assignment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Pre-Writing &amp; Drafting<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>Tips and steps to plan a draft and to prewrite <\/strong>can be found at Troy University&#8217;s Online Writing Center: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/the-writing-proccess\/writing-the-essay.pdf\">https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/the-writing-proccess\/writing-the-essay.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More tips to plan a draft and to prewrite <\/strong>can be found at Troy University&#8217;s Online Writing Center: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/the-writing-proccess\/writing-an-essay.pdf\">https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/the-writing-proccess\/writing-an-essay.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Developing an Argument &amp; Thesis<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>Guides on<\/strong> <strong>developing an argument and thesis statement <\/strong>can be found at the Online Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/argument\/\">https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/argument<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/thesis-statements\/\">https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/thesis-statements\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Harvard faculty express their viewpoints on writing an argument:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvardwrites.com\/writing-an-argument\">https:\/\/www.harvardwrites.com\/writing-an-argument<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvard faculty express their viewpoints on using evidence and analysis:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvardwrites.com\/evidence-analysis\">https:\/\/www.harvardwrites.com\/evidence-analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategies to read a text and to draft the essay <\/strong>can be found at The Harvard College Writing Center:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;How to Do a Close Reading&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/how-do-close-reading\">https:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/how-do-close-reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Developing a Thesis&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/developing-thesis\">https:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/developing-thesis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Summary, Paraphrase, &amp; Direct Quoting<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p>Purdue OWL clarifies the <strong>distinctions in using summary, paraphrase, and direct quotations<\/strong> to present evidence: <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/using_research\/quoting_paraphrasing_and_summarizing\/index.html\">https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/using_research\/quoting_paraphrasing_and_summarizing\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Conclusions<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>Tips <\/strong><strong>on<\/strong> <strong>drafting conclusions <\/strong>can be found at Troy University&#8217;s Online Writing Center: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/the-writing-proccess\/writing-conclusions.pdf\">https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/the-writing-proccess\/writing-conclusions.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More tips on drafting conclusions<\/strong> can be found at the Harvard College Writing Center:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/ending-essay-conclusions\">https:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/ending-essay-conclusions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Eliminating Wordiness<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>A video and a guide to eliminate wordiness<\/strong> can be found at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CHgdvQYXQCk\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CHgdvQYXQCk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/conciseness-handout\/\">https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/conciseness-handout\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Revision<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>Steps to revise a draft:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Examine the clarity and relevance of supporting details and evidence within the paragraphs<\/li>\n<li>Emphasize and explain how direct or indirect quotes support the main ideas of the body paragraphs<\/li>\n<li>Re-state topic sentences in alignment with supporting details and evidence within the paragraphs<\/li>\n<li>Re-state the thesis in alignment with topic sentences<\/li>\n<li>Add, delete, or clarify ideas and sentences in the introduction and conclusion<\/li>\n<li>Substitute weak words with more precise words.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A guide on word-choice <\/strong>can be found on the Online Writing Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/word-choice\/\">https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/word-choice\/<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A practice exercise to eliminate wordiness<\/strong> can be found at Purdue OWL: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl_exercises\/sentence_style\/eliminating_wordiness_test\/eliminating_wordiness_exercise_1.html\">https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl_exercises\/sentence_style\/eliminating_wordiness_test\/eliminating_wordiness_exercise_1.html<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>An<\/strong> <strong>overview of revision strategies <\/strong>can be found at the University of North Carolina at ChapelHill: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/revising-drafts\/\">https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/revising-drafts\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another overview of revision strategies <\/strong>can be found at Troy University&#8217;s Online Writing Center: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/the-writing-proccess\/proofread-and-revise.pdf\">https:\/\/www.troy.edu\/_assets\/center-student-success\/_documents\/learning-center\/the-writing-proccess\/proofread-and-revise.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Proofreading &amp; Editing<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>An overview of proofreading and editing strategies <\/strong>can be found at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/editing-and-proofreading\/\">https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/editing-and-proofreading\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another<\/strong> 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