{"id":164,"date":"2019-04-16T12:57:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T12:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=164"},"modified":"2019-10-03T21:20:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T21:20:45","slug":"writing-the-first-draft","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/chapter\/writing-the-first-draft\/","title":{"raw":"Writing the First Draft","rendered":"Writing the First Draft"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Writing the First Draft<\/h2>\r\nNow you are ready to write your first draft. Remember to consistently refer to the following items:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The assignment guidelines and grading rubric.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Your thesis or main idea.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Your outline, including the connections that you have identified between the supporting ideas.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Any research that you have done for this paper.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nHow do you start writing? There are many ways. Staring at a blank page can be overwhelming, so it\u2019s best to start with what you know. You will gain momentum just by having something written down as illustrated in <strong>Figure 7.2<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Chapter-7-Figure-7.2.-tif.jpg\" alt=\"Comic of person crying with a blank page, then scribbling the word \u201cthe\u201d in pretty letters followed by more writing.\" class=\"size-full wp-image-647 aligncenter\" width=\"561\" height=\"294\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"DefaultCxSpFirst\"><b><span>Figure 7.2<\/span><\/b><span>: Gaining momentum in writing<\/span><\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p class=\"DefaultCxSpMiddle\"><span>Some writers like to start by writing the introduction, because this sets the scene for the whole paper. Others prefer to write the introduction after they\u2019ve completed a first draft. It doesn't matter how you start. What is important is that you constantly have in mind your main idea or thesis statement as you write.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"DefaultCxSpLast\"><span>More to come on writing introductions and conclusions later in this chapter.<\/span><\/p>","rendered":"<h2>Writing the First Draft<\/h2>\n<p>Now you are ready to write your first draft. Remember to consistently refer to the following items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The assignment guidelines and grading rubric.<\/li>\n<li>Your thesis or main idea.<\/li>\n<li>Your outline, including the connections that you have identified between the supporting ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Any research that you have done for this paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How do you start writing? There are many ways. Staring at a blank page can be overwhelming, so it\u2019s best to start with what you know. You will gain momentum just by having something written down as illustrated in <strong>Figure 7.2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Chapter-7-Figure-7.2.-tif.jpg\" alt=\"Comic of person crying with a blank page, then scribbling the word \u201cthe\u201d in pretty letters followed by more writing.\" class=\"size-full wp-image-647 aligncenter\" width=\"561\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Chapter-7-Figure-7.2.-tif.jpg 561w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Chapter-7-Figure-7.2.-tif-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Chapter-7-Figure-7.2.-tif-65x34.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Chapter-7-Figure-7.2.-tif-225x118.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/04\/Chapter-7-Figure-7.2.-tif-350x183.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"DefaultCxSpFirst\"><b><span>Figure 7.2<\/span><\/b><span>: Gaining momentum in writing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"DefaultCxSpMiddle\"><span>Some writers like to start by writing the introduction, because this sets the scene for the whole paper. 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