1. What Does Good Writing Look Like?
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
Be concise
A little background is okay, but avoid too much plot summary
Writing an intro? Then leave your detailed examples for the body paragraphs

2. What Does Good Writing Look Like?
GRAB THE READER’S ATTENTION
Never underestimate the power of a good ATTENTION GRABBER or “HOOK”
Rhetorical Question
A sobering fact or statistic
A quote
Detailed description

3. What Does Good Writing Look Like?
Introduction
Body Paragraph #1
Body Paragraph #2
Body Paragraph #3
Conclusion

4. What Does Good Writing Look Like?
FORM
Paragraphs
Introduction & Conclusion: like the bow on the package, they tie it all together
Each supporting example is its own body paragraph

5. What Does Good Writing Look Like?
LANGUAGE USE (AKA “DICTION”)
Be aware of your audience
Be aware that the words you choose set the TONE (reveals your attitude toward subject)
Choose words that say what you mean and make your message clear
Do not sacrifice clarity for the sake of a bunch of “fifty cent” words.

6. What Does Good Writing Look Like?
STAY FOCUSED
Decide what you goal or purpose is early on, and stick to it
Make sure your supporting points relate to your goal
Check by asking yourself: How does this sentence/paragraph/detail fit into the overall essay?

7. What Does Good Writing Look Like?
Win over both your reader’s heart and mind LOGIC: Give evidence of your claim in the form of supporting examples that prove your thesis EMOTION: Get the reader to identify with some aspect of your writing by tugging at their heartstrings or appealing to their sense of compassion or morality

8. EDITING What is the thesis? What are the three supporting examples?
Is there an attention grabber? Does it make sense?
What looks or sounds funny? (Find any grammar or spelling mistakes? Point them out!)