Writing Advice

• Clear thesis
• PIE Paragraphs- point, illustration/information, explanation
• Brainstorm before writing
• Examples based on personal experience
• Write a draft/freewriting
• Keep it simple stupid KISS
• Think about what you’re writing/ organize it
• Prewrite/ list points
• Don’t rush/when stuck, ask someone for a new idea
• 5Ws1H- Who what why when where how
• Proofread
• Verify your opinion
• Use details when describing
• Watch your tone and audience
• Have an outline while writing
• Discuss the topic with a friend before writing
• Make sure topic sentence relates back to the thesis
• Consider potential readers (age, sex, etc.)/ reread several times
• Use quotations to prove your idea
• Revise a day after writing a draft (not right away)
• Include transitions from one topic to the next
• Stick to your main idea (don’t go off topic)
• Don’t have a title that repeats a phrase from your essay
• Use different vocabulary words (things)
• Use conjunctions./FANBOYS to connect ideas (more complex sentences)
• For, so, yet, but, and, nor, or
• Use specific, detailed examples
• Know the writing topic
• Have someone else proofread your paper
• Avoid writing in the 1^st person (Using “me” & “I”)  I believe that.. In my opinion
• Use spellcheck/grammar check
• Use complete sentences, not choppy ones
• If you have trouble starting, don’t worry about grammar/mechanics/organization