Chapter 1 Summary

The most successful college students are charaterized by ability to write well.- in fields from education to medicine to computer science. Based on this, if we are looking for a new job the first thing we can do is to fill out a job application,we will note that how is stress "excellent writing and communications skills".
Additional to this reading and writing enrich our daily lives so that all adults rate reading, writing,and speaking well as the most important life skills, a person can possess.
THE WRITING PROCESS
In fact writing process consists a number of steps,which are: PREWRITING,WRITING,and REVISING.a- PREWRITING is made up of:1-thinking about subjects 2-freely jotting ideas on paper or computer.3-narrowing the subjects and writing your main idea in one sentence.4-deciding which ideas to include.5-arranging ideas in a plan or outline.
b-WRITING
1-writing the first draft.
c-REVISING
1-rethinking,rearranging,and rerevising as necessary. 2-proofreading for grammar,and spelling errors.

SUBJECT,AUDIENCEand PURPOSE.

In prewriting phase writers should give some thoughts to their subject,audience,and purpose. Our instructor may assigne to us a broad subject. We have to make sure to understand the assignment.Then we will focus on one aspect of the subject that intrigues us, mentioning examples.
To find or focus your subject,ask yourself:



What special experience or expertise do I have? what inspires, angers, or motivates me? what do I love to do? what story in the news affected me recently? what campus, job,or community problem do I have ideas a bout solving?




Audience




Ask your selfe: For whom am I writing? who will read this ?How much do they know about the subject? Are they beginners or expert? Will they likely agree or disagree with my ideas?



And finally, keeping your purpose in mind will help you write more effectively. Do you want to explain something to your readers, persuade them that a certain view is correct entertain them, tell a good story, or some combination of these?