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Introduction

Definition of Detail and Development

Suggested Sequence

Exercises

Suggested Readings

Techniques for Writing about Observations

Authors on Observing

The Writing Process

Additional Resources

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Authors & Contributors

Shaping

Back to The Writing Process

Consider:

• Subject

• Limited, Specific Topic

• Purpose

• Audience

Organizing:

• Spatial Order

• Chronological Order

• Comparison/Contrast

• Classification

• Definition

• Simile, Metaphor, and Analogy

• Title, Introduction, and Conclusion