tailieunhanh - Learning Express Writing in 15 minutes a day PHẦN 9

MẸO: Khi nghi ngờ về dấu phẩy, hãy để nó đi. Bạn có một cơ hội tốt hơn của truyền đạt ý nghĩa mà không có một dấu phẩy hơn bạn làm với gắn bó một cách tùy tiện và do đó nối câu. | evaluating your supporting paragraphs 185 you re a serious critic or a demanding teacher and apply these standards to your draft Is each of the supporting paragraphs very specific and relevant Does the essay establish authority with a strong voice and an appropriate tone Does the essay acknowledge arguments against your thesis and counter them with good evidence Have you supported your thesis with enough information Failure to do this is a very common error made by writers in a rush to finish the assignment. Have you double-checked to make sure that you have included no language or generalizations that might offend your readers If you can answer yes to all of these questions you ve done a miraculously good job of writing your first draft. If you are forced to answer no to any of the questions you re lucky to have guidance about the draft s weak spots. These questions point you to the areas where you need to strengthen your argument either by expanding your supporting paragraphs or by adding new ones that enhance the persuasiveness of your argument. It is extremely rare for even a professional writer to be entirely satisfied with a first rough draft. The checklists and questions provide a roadmap to follow in reworking your essay. The hardest part of revising a draft is attacking these big-picture issues. Once you re satisfied that your draft reflects your best efforts to assert explain and defend your thesis statement you can go on to do the detail work of polishing paragraphs and individual sentences. The paragraph detail work of revising an essay will be the subject of the next lesson. TIP If you feel frustrated and stuck about how to fix the problems give it a rest overnight if possible and then come back to the draft with fresh eyes. PRACTICE 1 EVALUATING SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHS In this exercise you will evaluate three paragraphs one student wrote in support of the following thesis The eating habits of students throughout the country are beginning to create .