Planning for Collaborative Writing

– Debate with the power of your pen

• Questions: who, what, where, when, why, how, so what?
• Definitions: http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Simple_English_Wiktionary

         http://www.visuwords.com/                  www.dictionary.com

• Examples and references – start with what is on the libguide!

• Your essay: 

Paragraph 1 – Introduction; Define and explain your topic.

Paragraph 2 – Introduces the argument (Good to support your argument with a quote from an authority on the subject) 

Paragraph 3 Development – Reasons and information given to support your view point

Paragraph 4 Development – Introduces another  point, with reasons and information.

Paragraph 5 Counter-argument  (Some may argue…….., but…….)  ( However………)

Paragraph 6 – Conclusion -  Summarise your  points and state the conclusion, based on the title.  (Thus……)  (I would argue that…..)