Drafting Prewriting Activities - MFNERC · ideas, ideas, ideas! Drafting The writer gets a response...
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Many writers work through a series of steps that break down the work of writing into tasks and make it easier to deal with. TIP: Not all writing formats will require you to go through all of these stages. Personal formats - a diary, for example- often have just one draft and generally won’t be presented in public. TIP: The three most important things in writing are: ideas, ideas, ideas! Drafting The writer gets a response down in rough form. Focus on writing variables: central idea, form, purpose, public audience, and context. Then brainstorm and organize content before developing text. Revising The writer gets feedback on the draft from a reader or listener. Focus on clarity of ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and reflection. Prewriting Activities Activities that help the writer to generate ideas and form an intention to write. Focus on the exploration of thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences. Editing The writer “cleans up” the piece. Focus on writing conventions: checking for correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling, paragraphing, grammar, and usage. Presenting The writer goes public. Focus on presenting, celebrating, and community building.
Transcript of Drafting Prewriting Activities - MFNERC · ideas, ideas, ideas! Drafting The writer gets a response...
Many writers work through a series of steps that break down the work
of writing into tasks and make it easier to deal with.
TIP:Not all writing formatswill require you togo through all ofthese stages. Personalformats - a diary, forexample- often havejust one draft andgenerally won’t bepresented in public.
TIP:The three most importantthings in writing are: ideas, ideas, ideas!
DraftingThe writer gets a response down
in rough form.
Focus on writing variables:central idea, form, purpose, public audience,and context. Then brainstorm and organize
content before developing text.
RevisingThe writer gets feedback on the draft
from a reader or listener.
Focus on clarity of ideas,organization, voice, word choice,sentence �uency, and re�ection.
Prewriting ActivitiesActivities that help the
writer to generate ideas and form an intention to write.
Focus on the exploration of thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
EditingThe writer “cleans up” the piece.
Focus on writing conventions:checking for correct capitalization,
punctuation, spelling, paragraphing,grammar, and usage.
PresentingThe writer goes public.
Focus on presenting, celebrating,and community building.
