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Open in new tab “Students need a clear and specific sense of direction when they write, to help them understand how to put the piece of writing together” (Ginty, 2016).
This quotation was taken from Ginty’s article, “A Powerful Tool: Writing Based on Knowledge and Understanding”, and does a good job of summing up my feelings on how essential the process of writing is. Writing requires the ability to be aware of many different aspects like the ones I mentioned on the poster which are: format, audience, editing, revision, length, visuals, style, task analysis, and invention. When you think about writing you need to first consider these many aspects and form your thoughts in a way that you can build off of. Keeping in mind your audience and purpose is a good first initial step to think about. From there brainstorming and jotting down facts and visuals will be very helpful. Gather what you think will make your argument strong and format it in a way that is easy to comprehend. Have others look at your work and make edits and revisions multiple times. Writing is on going and will only get better with the more attempts made and more time put in.
References
Ginty, E., Hawkins, J., Kurzman, K., Leddy, D., & Miller, J. (2016). A Powerful Tool: Writing Based on Knowledge and Understanding. American Educator, 40(2), 33–38. Retrieved from https://login.proxy.longwood.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1104458&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Xu, X., & Li, X. (2018). Teaching Academic Writing through a Process-Genre Approach: A Pedagogical Exploration of an EAP Program in China. TESL-EJ, 22(2). Retrieved from https://login.proxy.longwood.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ1187097&site=ehost-live&scope=site