2. What does it take to produce effective writing?

3. The goal is clear, fluent, and effective communication of IDEAS

4. Content n relevance n clarity n originality n logic n etc.

5. The Writer’s Process n prewriting n first draft n editing and revising n final draft n publishing and sharing

6. Audience n Who the readers?

7. Purpose n The reason for writing-- why?

8. Word Choice n vocabulary n tone n idiomatic phrases

9. Organization n paragraphs n topic sentences n support sentences n detail sentences n cohesion and unity

10. Mechanics n handwriting n spelling n punctuation n indentation n margins

11. Grammar n rules for verbs n agreement n articles n pronouns

12. Syntax n sentence structure n sentence structure variety n stylistic choices

13. Clear, fluent, and effective communication of ideas Content Writing Process Audience Purpose Word Choice Organization Mechanics Grammar Syntax