5.4 Writer's Workshop: Professional Writing
It is now time to write the first draft of your main article. Be sure to include:
- a major aspect of the novel-the main conflict, the main characters etc.
- Who, What, Where, When, Why and How
- a good lead
- information based on facts from your research
- linking words and phrases
Linking Words and Phrases:
To introduce and organize ideas
First, …To begin with, … Next, … Another …In addition
To introduce details
For example, …For instance, … In fact, … such as … including
To compare and contrast
Similarly |
Compared to |
Have in common |
Even though |
Rather than |
On the other hand |
On the contrary |
Although |
As opposed to |
However |
In contrast |
Otherwise |
Create a new document and begin writing your article. Once you have completed it upload your document to the Main Article dropbox.