Writing+Fundamentals

THE one writing fundamental is Identify and Explain: Identify your answer/your idea Explain = Elaborate = tell your readers what your answer/your idea means. Break your answer down in an order that will make YOUR READER best understand what you're saying and what you mean Explain = Support = reference the validity of your answer and your elaboration with examples from the text or with research (the criticism of those who know a lot more about English than we do) We can identify and explain in a single sentence, in a series of sentences, in a paragraph, in an essay, in a full-length work. The essence of it (Identify and Explain) never changes.

Most people get stuck trying to think of a thesis statement. Luckily, we have a way that helps avoid writer's block. Start with an Idea. Next, come up with a Question. Now, the question needs an Answer. * this needs to be more than one answer and it doesn't need to be perfect...remember this is a thinking process. The answer now need to be Identified and Explained. Finally, you now have the information to write your Thesis.

If needed, look at the example below:

Idea: Identity is what pushes people, everyone wants to find out who they are, finding themselves Question: Why do poets use identity as a major theme Answer: Poets use identity in order to relate to everyone as well as figure out themselves ID/E: Poets use identity to make their poetry more udnerstandable and relateable to their audience by making them think about who they are; they also use it to figure out who they really are beyond the obvious Thesis: Identity is a universal theme that allows audiences to relate to the subject and the writer, add to the idea that identity is forever changing, as well as allow the writer to uncover their identity.