Creative Writing: An Introduction To The Vagueness Of Writing

are in danger of being exposed to vagueness of approach such as unnecessary repetition aimless and pointless writing. It is not always possible to fulfill all the conditions below, nut the more they are fulfilled, the better the students write successfully (Bright. 1970. P. 141-144)

1. Give a problem to the students and see how they give their written solutions.

2. The problems defines the purpose of the writing and the reader. The reader is the writer’s target.

3. The student attention, experience and imagination must be drawn by the problem. So they became ready to make a draft.

4. Students must know the techniques of solving problems. They have to develop an interest in how writers solve problems and make use of word in various jobs.

5. The

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• Reading the passage and delete the elaboration of the core sentence.

• From the remains, delete the unnecessary clauses and phrases.

• Delete all extraneous lexis replacing the remaining words with students own expressions.

• Re- write affair copy.

To avoid confusion these steps must be practiced separately in the early stages. On the other hand J.A. Bright sees that summary is an easy question to set and easy to mark, but it is not easy for students whom English is their second language. He also sees that there is no need to separate summary from the other part of the English syllabus. He sees summary as a kind of composition. It becomes easier because the words are already in the passage, but becomes more difficult when students are asked to use their own words, not the original words of the writer. (Bright. 1970 . P. 169 ).

Writing differs from speaking in the following points: (Ur. 1996. P. 159- 161 & Ponser. 1982. p. 25).

1- Permanence: Because written text is fixed, and stable, it can be done at any time and at any speed. But spoken text moves on in real time.

2- Explicitness: Written text makes clear the context and references.

3- Density: The content is more densely in