The Writing Process

Steps in the Writing Process

Steps are:

1 Prewriting2 Drafting3 Revising4 Editing5 Publication

Prewriting> Topic

> Audience

> Content

PrewritingTopic

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AudienceContent

PrewritingTopicAudience - Will you be writing for

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Content

PrewritingTopicAudienceContent

What is the most important part of the composition that needs to be stressed?

Prewriting

Help students organize their thoughts.

Issue Issue

Issue Issue

Issue Issue

Story Frame

Beginning

Middle

End

Drafting

> “Getting It Down”> Rough Draft

SLOPPY COPY

Draft Copy

Put the students on the

computer at this stage.

Let them compose

at the keyboard.

Teachers need to model writing especially the rough draft copy.

We were just finishing up eating and

T

the phone call was just what we wanted to

A family with young children were

hear. Someone was anxious to have a

new puppy and we had three puppies.

Revising

> Conferencing> Refine Content> Sequence> Strong/ Weak Points

Revising

> Conferencing

Writer reads composition to:

the Teacher &/or

Peers> Refine Content> Strong/ Weak Points

Revising

> Conferencing > Refine Content

Students may be making changes as they read the composition.

Student may ask opinion.> Strong/ Weak Points

Revising

> Conferencing > Refine Content> Strong/ Weak Points

Use the sandwich approach

Be specific

Teach do not preach

Ask questions rather than spout rules

Strong/ Weak PointsQuestions like:> If you would draw three pictures of your story, what

would they be and what would happen first, second, and third?

> When you picture this story in your mind. What colors do you see, or size, or whatever?

> What do you think is the most important fact in your essay?

> What happened between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3?> What do you like about your story?> How did you select this topic?

Editing

> Punctuation> Spelling> Complete Sentences

Editing:Strategy

C Capitals

O Overall Appearance

P Punctuation

S Spelling

COPS

COPS

COPS

COPS

Publication

Publication

Publish in a variety of ways andfor a variety of audiences.

•Make books

•Hang on bulletin boards

•Hang in halls

•Read to administrators

•Read to other classes

•Internet

•Check out stories in the library

•School newspaper

•Local newspaper

•Student magazines

•Teacher magazines

Step are …. But

1 Prewriting2 Drafting3 Revising4 Editing5 Publication

The Writing Process is Recursive.