Writing Skills
Below is a link to a site from The University of N.S.W. It is a series of workshops that assist students in developing effective writing skills.
Each link is attached to a workshop based on a 4-stage plan of the writing process that provides a comprehensive model of effective writing.
Linked to the stages are 15 modules that provide step-by-step guidance for how to write effectively.
Each module, therefore, includes an activity that is designed to facilitate learning and to provide an opportunity for self assessment.
Stage 1- Researching For Writing - The objectives within this stage are to:
Understand the task:
Clarifying the purpose of the written work
Analysing the topic
Structuring the components
Collect relevant information:
Locating the source material
Evaluating the source material
Stage 2- Preparing for Writing- The objectives within this stage are to:
Make use of the selected information:
In your own words
Quoting, citing sources and referencing
Reading purposefully and making note strategically
Plan the writing task:
Ordering and reviewing strategic notes
Formulating a tentative argument
Stage 3- Writing The objectives within this stage are to:
Prepare a draft:
Beginning to write, paragraph by paragraph
Review the draft:
Reading for a 'story'
Stage 4- Reflection The objectives within this stage are to:
Achieve writing effectiveness:
The mechanics of writing
Writing with good style
Produce a final error-free version:
Editing the final version