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Date Posted: 13:33:32 12/06/04 Mon
Author: Fernanda
Subject: Re: Final Paper 2nd. version
In reply to: Maria tereza 's message, "Re: Final Paper 2nd. version" on 06:58:17 12/06/04 Mon

>>USING THE COMPUTER TO WRITE AN ESSAY
>Joan has been working on her essay all day long. She
>has spent the afternoon at the library doing research
>on computers(THERE'S AMBIGUITY HERE. WE DON'T KNOW IF YOU RESEARCHED ABOUT COMPUTERS OR USING THEM) and its influence on our every day life.
>It is already 8 pm and she has not finished doing all
>her writing(.) She still has to add all the information
>she researched about, look up at the dictionaries for
>misspelling and at grammar books for correct use of
>concordances, prepositions and adverbs. As she writes
>using pen and paper, she has to erase her mistakes,
>and maybe rewrite all over again. Her essay is due the
>next morning. Will she be able to finish? (IN AN ESSAY YOU USE A QUESTION ONLY IF YOU WILL ANSWER IT DURING YOUR WRITING)
>Although many people might think the computer is a
>difficult tool to work with, this modern device is
>extremely helpful when writing an essay according to
>academic rules. There are many advantages of using the
>computer to write school papers. It helps you to
>brainstorm and save the ideas for the first draft. It
>also helps to do research on The Internet. When it
>comes to editing, the computer aids on the layout and
>checking word spelling and grammar mistakes,(I THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH PARALLELISM HERE. MAYBE "ON THE SPELLING AND GRAMMAR CHECKING" WOULD BE BETTER)
>everything without living your seat.
>The first step to write an essay on the computer is to
>brainstorm. Computers are excellent tools for free
>writing. After the topic has been chosen, turn on the
>computer and click on the Microsoft words(YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN WHAT IS IT), it will
>open a new document for you. Start writing whatever it
>comes into your mind. After a while you should turn
>off the monitor and keep on writing. By doing so you
>will be able to produce a great amount of words. When
>you do not look at the words you are writing you
>usually write more and(,) as a result, produce more
>ideas. Then, select the most relevant ideas about the
>topic, write a sentence, or, if possible a paragraph.
>Repeat this process for another two or three times(.) At
>the end you will have a version of your first draft.
>The next step deals with the text itself. After the
>brainstorm you will organize your text in an
>introduction, development and conclusion. When it
>comes to texts, the computer offers a great device
>called word processor. Type the text there and click
>on the save icon. Therefore, you do not run the risk
>to lose your text. In the word processor you can make
>any change you want. You can add new ideas, delete
>others and move some sentences that were not properly
>placed in one of the paragraphs.
>Researching is the following subject you should work
>on. The computer presents an extremely helpful tool
>called The Internet. To have access to it, you must
>contact the phone company to contract this service. As
>a research device, The Web turned out to be a device
>of vital importance in the research area. (MacDonald
>and Seel, 2004). Google (www.google.com), Alltheweb,
>Altavista and Yahoo are some of the search engines you
>can count on. When connected to these sites, you can
>have access to a great amount of information on the
>subject you are writing about. These sites work in a
>different way from each other and so are the results
>you can get from them. When possible(,) it is advisable
>to use more than one search engine.
>After researching, work on your text correction. By
>using the computer’s spell and grammar checker
>functions you will have a more efficient and precise
>way of correcting your text. When writing without the
>help of the computer, you must have plenty of time to
>spend looking for the right spelling of the words in
>dictionaries, and for the correct sentence structure
>in grammar books. With the programs provided by the
>computer, you can do a spell check by first placing
>the arrow at the beginning of the text and then do a
>click on the tools icon and one more click on the word
>spell and grammar check. This program corrects your
>whole text. Another source for grammar check is The
>Internet. There you will have access to a vast number
>of sites that help in this matter.
>The fifth step is to work on the text layout. There
>are some rules that you must follow to write an
>academic paper. Techniques such as doing the layout,
>giving double space between the lines, putting words
>in boldface and italics, and making the font bigger or
>smaller, are easier in the computer and can be done
>with a couple of keyboard strokes. . (Simic, 2004).
>You may argue that it is exceptionally difficult to
>deal with too many tools, that you might make many
>mistakes and that it will take you longer to write
>your essay. Writing with the help of the computer for
>the first time may seem awkward, but after doing it
>for a few times it becomes an extremely easy task. It
>is just a matter of practicing, and it will save you
>an enormous amount of time. As the old proverb says:
>“Practice makes it perfect.” Moreover(,) it will help you
>to get a better grade on your essay once that an essay
>written on the computer it(OMIT) has fewer mistakes then one
>written on the traditional way.
>
>REFERENCES
>SIMIC, M. Computer Assisted Writing Instruction.
>Retrieved October 8, 2004, from
>http://library.adoption.com/Childhood-Learning-and-Educ
>ation/Computer-Assisted-Writing-Instruction/article/387
>7/3.html
>MACDONALD, W. B. and SEEL, J. (2004) Writing with your
>computer. Retrieved October 8, 2004, from
>http:// ec.hku.hk/writing turbocharger/planing/-16-.htm
(REMEMBER TO UNDERLINE THE TITLES OF THE BOOKS OR TO PUT THEM IN ITALICS)

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