Steps in writing your essay:
1. Planning the essay- examining the topic
- identifying the audience
- determining the purpose

2. Generating ideas - brainstorming*listing
* mind mapping
* using an idea tree
- organising ideas in a text and understanding text organisation
*sequence
*space
*definition
*exemplication
*classification
* cause and effect
* comparison and contrast

3. Writing the essay - writing effective sentences
* employing good sentence patterns
* varying sentence length and variety
- writing thesis statements, topic sentences and supporting details
- writing effective introductions
- writing effective conclusions

4. Editing and revising - Spelling
- Punctuation
- Grammar and usage (a) verbs- verb forms
- verb tense
- subject-verb agreement
(b) pronouns- pronoun forms
- pronoun agreement
- pronoun reference
- pronoun consistency
(c) sentence fragments
(d) run-on sentences
(e) dangling and suspended modifiers
(f) paralleleism
(g) word order
(h) frequently- confused words
(i) wordiness

HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK (att: F1E5,F3E4, H2E2 & A2E4)
TASK:
1. List the points for "The Advantage and Disadvantage of Hostel Life".

2. Plan your ideas on the topic, "Absenteeism among college students" using an Idea Tree.

3. Draft some ideas for the topic using mind mapping: "Reasons for the increase in smoking among teenagers".