Another paper due?

Use writing strategies

to turn

Chaos into Cosmos . . .

a planet colored with earth, sun, comet and space is surrounded by orange and blue lines moving outward from the planet

Around which ideas will your thinking and essay, story or poem be centered?

GO TO THE "T" OR THINK STEP OF THE TOWER STRATEGY

Other writing strategies or aids include:

Concept Diagram - for conceptualizing prior to writing (KU's Content Enhancement Series)

Reflection & Writing - to facilitate reflection prior to and while writing

Elements of Reasoning - a worksheet with questions to develop critical thinking (Richard Paul, SSU)

Argumentation Essay - graphic organizer & directions (Eric Palmer's eg. from SBCC's Phil 110)

Persuasive Writing - guidelines for writing a persuasive essay

DEFENDS - a writing strategy for defending a position

How to Write a Paper - a plan for writing a research paper

Transitional Words - to help bridge ideas in sentences and paragraphs

The strategies and aids listed above can be found in the packet for the DSPS 77: Writing & Reading Strategies course which is available from the SBCC bookstore at (805) 965-0581, ext. 2247.

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