Wa w p 2-3

D THINKING ABOUT WRITING A Reasons for writing 1 Think about writing in your native language. When do you write? Do you take notes, e-mail your friends, or make a list for the grocery store? Write your answers in the chart in your native language, not in English. Whet'!,.. go you write? ,. 'f1t Why do you write? ~ - 2 With your class, talk about your answers. Together, make a list of when people in your class write and why they write. B Thoughts about writing Answer these questions on a separate piece of paper. Then talk about your answers with a partner or with your class. 1 Is writing easy or hard for you? Do you love it or hate it? Why? 2 Do you only write when you have to, or do you sometimes write for fun? 3 What will help you become a better writer? 2 Writers at Work: The Paragraph

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D THINKING ABOUT WRITING

A Reasons for writing1 Think about writing in your native language. When do you write? Do you take

notes, e-mail your friends, or make a list for the grocery store? Write your answersin the chart in your native language, not in English.

Whet'!,..go you write? ,. ·'f1tWhy do you write?

2 With your class, talk about your answers. Together, make a list of when people inyour class write and why they write.

B Thoughts about writingAnswer these questions on a separate piece of paper. Then talk about your answerswith a partner or with your class.1 Is writing easy or hard for you? Do you love it or hate it? Why?2 Do you only write when you have to, or do you sometimes write for fun?3 What will help you become a better writer?

2 Writers at Work: The Paragraph

III THE WRITING PROCESS

A Steps for writing

THE WRITING PROCESSMost people agree that writing well is difficult in any language. But you can makewriting easier if you use the writing process. In any process, you do steps in acertain order. First, you do one thing. Then, you do another thing, and after that,you do something else. Writing also follows a process. Good writers follow thesteps of the writing process when they write.

Look at these pictures. They show the steps that good writers use when they write aparagraph or short composition, but they are not in the correct order. Number thepictures to show the correct order.

Step: ---.:.l St~p:~r:

Step:~ IStep:~ Step: __

revise orgamze write edit (check get ideas(check ideas) ideas and grammar)

plan writing

B Using the writing processAnswer these questions on a piece of paper. Then talk about your answers with apartner or with your class.1 Do you use any of these steps.when you write something for a class? Which steps

do you use?2 Good writers do not use the writing process for every kind of writing. For example,. if you write a phone message, you do not revise and edit. What other kinds ofwriting do not need the writing process? Give several examples.

Are you ready to begin?

Begin at the Beginning 3