Chapter 14: Drafting

Chapter fourteen in the Bedford reader Is all about drafting. Breaking it into five sections it first talks about using your outline to draft your document. Your outline includes your plans for the points that you will include in your document, the order you will make your points, and the evidence you will use for support. The second sections on chapter fourteen is about drafting effective paragraphs. First focus on a central idea ( each paragraph should focus on a single idea) topic sentence, 3 or 4 evidence  sentences, and the final sentence. The follow an organizing pattern in your paragraphs:
• chronology: identifying them in which they occur
• description: presenting the difference of an idea, concept, or an event
•definition: explaining an idea, concept, or event.
Also intergrate information from your sources effectively by introducing an important concept, establishing the strengths of a writers argument, or elaborating on the central idea.
The second section also talks about creating transitions within and between paragraphs like such as, however, and on the other hand. Transitions help your readers understand what your writing about. The third section in chapter fourteen is about drafting your introduction. To draft your intro you have to frame the issue in a way your readers can understand and put your take on the issue in the intro. Select a strategy for your intro, the different strategies are:
•state the topic
•establish the context
•state your thesis
• define a problem
• make a surprising statement
•ask a question
•tell a story
•provide a historical account
•draw a contrast
•lead with a question
The fourth section is about making sure your document is easy to follow:
•provide a map
•use heading and subheadings
•provide forecast and cross- references
•use a menu
•pay attention to design principles
The fifth section is about drafting your conclusion. First you need to reinforce your points, the select a strategy for your conclusion by: offering additional analysis, speculate about the future, close with a quotation, close with a story, question, call your readers to action, or link to your intro.