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Ideas and Content

Ideas and Content. The first element of the 6 Traits. What are ideas and content?. The ideas and content is what you have to say - the reason for writing your paper. Everything about your writing begins with that message. So where do I get these ideas?.

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Ideas and Content

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  1. Ideas and Content The first element of the 6 Traits

  2. What are ideas and content? The ideas and content is what you have to say - the reason for writing your paper. Everything about your writing begins with that message.

  3. So where do I get these ideas? • Use the ideas that are floating all around you! • Personal experiences • Something you know a lot about • Something important to you • An idea from your imagination • Something that interests you Now let’s do some brainstorming!

  4. Clear As Mud? • Once you have chosen a topic ask yourself a few questions. • Is my topic too LARGE for me to do a good job? • Do I know enough about my topic to share it with someone else? • What is the point of my paper or story?

  5. Is my topic too LARGE? • #1 RULE Keep it small • If your topic is too large the reader will get lost. • Animals • Birds • Eagles • How the Eagle Became the National Bird Were our topics too large?

  6. Do I know enough about my topic? • If my topic is How the Eagle Became the National Bird • Do I know a lot about that topic? • Do I know details that most people wouldn’t? • If not, do I know where to find interesting details?

  7. What is the point? • Keep in mind • Know your audience. • Have a clear plan for writing. • Answer any question the reader may have before they have to ask.

  8. Put It All Together • Choose a topic that you will enjoy. • Narrow your topic to a controllable size. • Add interesting details that may surprise people. • Have a clear plan for writing.

  9. Back to Web Page THE END

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