3. List Main Ideas. In this step, you decide how will you support the thesis statement. Putting it simply, you support your main argument by dividing it into various sub arguments which eventually support your main argument.
In this part of writing process a little brain storming is needed. The primary objective of this part is to raise some important ideas/questions which you plan to address in your essay. We may write those ideas in points or in the form of questions. For instance, you may make the list in the form of arguments, points or questions whichever suits you the best.
Regardless of your topic, this exercise provides you an opportunity to get all of ideas out of your mind and on the paper. The best and easiest way to do this exercise is developing few (12 to 15) questions about your topic and jot them down on a piece of paper. Look at those questions carefully and think about them seriously. If a question is repeated, remove it.
here, I am presenting a list of main ideas which I developed while I intended to write a blog on "The Fall of Pakistani TV Serials".
a. The standard of Pakistani TV serials has fallen drastically.
b. They have highly been influenced by Indian TV serials.
c. Glamourisation is strongly focused.
d. Most of the serials are not reality-based.
e. Most of TV serials really look like drama and fail to represent our society.
f. Increased concentration of directors is found on glamourisation instead of raising any social issue.
g. Their main focus seems to be domestic conspiracies.
h. Script is often poor and lengthy
i. Few themes are repeated in almost every drama serial.
j. Titles of serials are very frustrating.
k. Why do I feel like this? Why other people don't think about them this way?
l. Marketing has become main focus of Tv serials instead of art.
m. They have lost their identity of which they were known/popular for.
n. Those far-from-reality scripts are having a greater negative impact on poor segments of society.
o. Which themes are commonly portrayed in Pakistani TV serials?
p. Actresses are always wearing high-class costumes, jewelery with full make-up.
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You may also write those point in the form of questions as well For most of the students feel comfortable with questions.
4. Organise Main Ideas. In third step, you keep your points in illogical order or in a sequence. In this way all the points are connected to your main point/thesis statement. As once I received an outline from one of my students. She had placed effects before causes in the outline. This is what we plan to avoid in our writing piece. That's why we always prefer preparing an outline before we start writing.
In this step, you arrange all your points or questions in sequence which may make sense of story line. Now that you listed all your main ideas in form of points or questions, it is time to arrange them in a proper and logical order. This exercise will make it easier for you to follow your storyline while writing your essay and guiding your readers while they read it.
The main purpose of this exercise is to rearrange ideas which you wrote down in step 3. Putting it simply, your questions or points which you wrote at third step will be categorised and placed under category concerned. Once, this step is done, you are all set to develop the structure of your essay.
For instance, I would like to extend the same example I have already given above. When we organise our idea, they will look like as follows:
a. The standard of Pakistani TV serials has
fallen drastically.
c. Glamourisation is strongly focused.
d. Most of the serials are not reality-based.
e. Most of TV serials really look like drama and fail to represent our
society.
f. Increased concentration of directors is found on
glamourisation instead of raising any social issue.
g.
Their main focus seems to be domestic conspiracies.
h.
Script is often poor and lengthy
i. Few
themes are repeated in almost every drama serial.
j.
Titles of serials are very frustrating.
p.
Actresses: high-class costumes, jewelery with full make-up.
o. Which themes are commonly portrayed in
Pakistani TV serials?
b. They have highly been influenced by Indian
TV serials.
m.
They have lost their identity of which they were known/popular for.
k. Why do I feel like this? Why other people
don't think about them this way?
l. Marketing has become main focus of Tv serials instead of art.
n. Those scripts are having a greater negative
impact on poor segments of society.
Now, it looks a little bit organised, it still needs to be worked upon.
Wait for my next blogpost.
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