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Step four: Draft and write
The fourth step is to draft and write your report on
the outline above while paying attention to the
following guidelines:1
For the introduction, check if the author has written other books. You can find information about the author in the "links" using the McGill Muse. Also look up the author's background and make note of what relates to this book's subject-matter.
The first paragraph is a short synopsis that should not be longer than one fifth of the report.
Maintain unity within the report as you develop two or three other paragraphs including supporting details and quotations from the book. Omit irrelevant details.
Use transitions to help the reader move logically from sentence to sentence and idea to idea. Provide words like "while, also, in addition, of course, consequently, on the other hand, however, although, so, in fact," etc.
Be considerate of your readers by using vocabulary and sentence structure adequate to your subject.
End with an effective clincher, i.e., a decisive fact, argument, opinion, etc.2
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1Sharon SORENSON, Webster's New World Student Writing Handbook, (New York: Prentice Hall, 1992) p. 85-89.
2William STRUNK Jr. and E.B. WHITE, The Elements of Style, Third Edition, (New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1979) p. 1-85.
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