1. Pre-write

Peer edit and revise

Publish!

Write first draft

Revise

Peer edit and revise

Teacher edit and revise

The Writing Process

Pre-write

• Think about a topic.• Brainstorm ideas.• For research, we find

resources.• We take notes about

the topic. • Congratulations! We

already did this part!

Write first draft.

• Use index card notes to write first draft.

• Remember to use conventions: capital letters, ending punctuation, your best spelling skills

• Write strong introduction and conclusion.

• Use our research categories to organize middle paragraph. (diet, behavior, young, physical characteristics, habitat, and type)

Checklist: Revise

• Look at the checklist. • Read each idea in the

checklist.• If you did your best

for that idea, write a ☺.

• If you need to make improvements, write an “X” in the box.

• Make your revisions.

☺

Peer Editor #1

• After you revise your paper, write your name under “peer conference.”

• The peer editor will: Use the checklist. Read your piece with you.

Ask you questions. Compliment you.

Make suggestions for improvement (verbally and on checklist.)

Revise

• Look at the checklist. • Read each idea in the

checklist.• If you did your best

for that idea, write a ☺.

• If you need to make improvements, write an “X” in the box.

• Make your revisions.

Peer Editor #2

• After you revise your paper, write your name under “peer conference.”

• The peer editor will: Use the checklist to see if

you made the suggestions by editor #1.

Read your piece with you. Ask you questions. Compliment you.

Make suggestions for improvement (verbally and on checklist.)

Revise

• Look at the checklist. • Read each idea in the

checklist.• If you did your best

for that idea, write a ☺.

• If you need to make improvements, write an “X” in the box.

• Make your revisions.

Teacher Conference

• After you revise your paper, write your name under “teacher conference.”

• The teacher will:o Use the checklist.o Read your piece with you.

Ask you questions. Compliment you.

o Make suggestions for improvement (verbally and on checklist.)

Revise

• Look at the checklist. • Read each idea in the

checklist.• If you did your best for

that idea, write a ☺.• If you need to make

improvements, write an “X” in the box.

• Make your revisions.• Turn paper into teacher to

see if it is ready for publishing.

Teacher

• Is paper ready to publish?• If the teacher thinks that

this is your best piece of work, you will publish your work and go to the author’s chair!

• If the teacher has more suggestions, you will revise again before publishing.

Publish!• Suggestions:

o Can you draw pictures to go with your research?

o Would you like to turn your notes into a Power Point presentation?

o Can you type your published piece in a Word document?

• Read your published piece from the author’s chair!