Writing+Process

When we write we do more than just write the content. We also ask questions about what we are writing - //what is missing? why am I writing this?//. We think of things to improve the writing - //I need an example here, I am not sure this is really focused.//
 * FLOW**

But if we kept stopping to address each question or thought, we would slow down and lose our ideas.

One way to address this is to keep writing, but jot down these comments and thoughts on a notepad, or by writing them into our draft but switching to a different colour or putting them in parentheses to keep them separate from the actual essay. Then we can go back over these notes and use them to improve the second draft.

When we're drafting a paper, we can use questions to make sure the writing has a clear focus and that paragraphs are being developed coherently. Asking questions
 * QUESTIONS ARE USEFUL WHEN WRITING**
 * helps us pay attention to the structure (//Where is the topic sentence? Do I need a transition here?//)
 * prevents us from being vague (//what do I really mean by 'has good results'//?)
 * clarifies our ideas (//what are my reasons for saying this? Do I have any evidence?)//


 * COMMUNICATION MODEL**

Sender creates -- message --- Receiver DECODES - interprets, selects, reacts, evaluates CONTEXT CONTEXT [assumptions, values, expectations, prior knowledge]


 * 1) Good communication is audience-centric; it's about the reader and listener.
 * 2) There is no guarantee that what we think we're writing/saying is the same as what the audience is reading/hearing.
 * 3) Successful communication depends on the sender (writer, speaker) designing her message to be congruent to the receiver's (reader, listener) context.
 * 4) This means taking into consideration the contents, style, tone, format/presentation, conventions that would be appropriate to the needs and expectations of the audience.