Writing is a skill that starts way long before you put the content on a paper or a web. The content can be in various tones and styles depending on the topic. The tone to use in a business report is not the same tone that you would use while writing a friendly mail or a job application. Writing tone may be full of humor, elegance or may be conversational. The words used in writing are the carriers of the message being passed and therefore the correct words, well spelled and grammatically right must be adhered to. For quality writing, there are principles to guide the writer for a fully finished final product that must impress and meet the readers need. They are commonly known as the 5 C's of writing as follows and without them, there would be no structure in the writing process. Clear While writing, the purpose and the intention should be objectified in the content. A long article without a specific intention or target is no doubt not be understandable and may only be boring to the reader. The language used should be clear to the widest possible audience even those outside your industry. Get an objective person to read the content. If it is not clear to them, it may not be clear to the audience. Concise. A properly written content should be short and direct to the point. Some writers have a habit of over writing by using long meandering paragraphs while a few words would have been fit to bring the message home. Properly researched content gives a writer an easy time to write down briefly. Courteous. While some content may be done generally, most are done to reach a specific audience. Therefore, words should be used thoughtfully towards the audience. Kind and respectful words should be used while writing a business letter. The content should be sensitive to the concerns and the needs of the reader. No emotions should be detected by the reader from the tone used especially while responding to a disappointment. For example a rejected job application. Correct. Use of Properly spelled and grammatically correctIn this assignment, you will create one fully developed paragraph in which you respond to a question with a clear topic sentence, a quote from the article, and supporting sentences. You will practice writing in the third-person point of view.
A topic sentence starts the paragraph and focuses the reader by explaining the main point or big idea in the paragraph. When you add a quotation, use quotation marks at the start and the end of the words or sentences taken from the article and add an in-text citation. For example: "Surprise can make your message stick, helping readers learn and retain information" (Birchard, 2021). This is only an example, and not the same author as the article you will use for the assignment.