Jenzabar University

The elements of the communication process is sender, ideas, encoding, communication channel, receiver, decoding, and feedback.

The role of critical thinking in developing writing skills is to enable you on how to create new knowledge on a purpose of thinking and writing so that your writing skills can improve and you can become an effective writer during your thinking process.

Concentration in writing is very important because you have to think when writing. Being able to concentrate to get ideas and formulate a writing strategy is important and it enhances your writing skills.

The twelve items in the checklist for writing preparation is:

1. Determine general purpose

2. Determine specific purpose

3. Make sure purpose is realistic

4. Make sure timing is appropriate

5. Make sure sources credible

6. Message reflects on topic

7. Audience size

8.Audience composition

9. Audience awareness and knowledge of topic

10. Anticipate probable responses

11. Select correct channel

12. Make sure information accurate and ethical

The four main sentence types are declarative, imperative, interrogative and exclamatory.

Declarative- Today is a good day.

Imperative- Please hurry people are leaving.

Interrogative- What is your favorite color?

Exclamatory- Today is a beautiful day!