Transcript The Writing Process

The Writing Process
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Five Stages of the Writing Process
• Prewriting
• Drafting
• Revising
• Editing
• Publishing
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Prewriting
Think, Think, Think…
– Who is my audience?
• My classmates, teacher, a
community member, a younger
student…
• Do they have any knowledge of
my topic?
• Will I need to provide background
knowledge?
– What is my purpose?
• Am I writing to provide information,
to persuade, to find out information,
or to tell a story?
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Prewriting
Think, Think, Think…
– What do I want to say?
• What are the requirements that I
have to have?
• Do I need to research information
to complete my writing?
– How do I want to say it?
• Am I writing a letter, creating a
book or PowerPoint, an essay…
– What graphic organizer will I use?
• Brainstorm ideas on a piece of
paper, create a web, put the
information into a Venn Diagram…
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Prewriting
Sample of a Web
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Prewriting
Sample of a Venn Diagram
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Prewriting
You may create your own
graphic organizer or choose and
print one from the websites
below.
Education Place
Teachnology
Write Design Online
Teacher Vision
Curry School
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Drafting
Write it down…
– Are my thoughts organized?
• Do I stick with the same idea
throughout my writing?
• Do I know what order I want to say
things in?
– Which ideas do I want to develop?
• On your prewriting identify the
ideas which you must use, might
use, and will not use.
• Do not cross anything out. You
may decide at a later time to use
it.
• What ideas should I develop
further?
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Drafting
Write it down…
– In what order do I want to say my
ideas?
• On your prewriting, number your
thoughts or ideas. Place them in
the order that would make the
most logical sense.
• If you are dealing with time, make
sure they are in chronological
order.
– Did I skip lines?
• This will allow room for yourself and
others to make corrections.
– Did I label everything?
• My name is on the page and all
pages have a page numbers.
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Revising
Improve your writing…
– Are my details clear?
• Are my words descriptive?
• Did I use repetitive words?
– Should I add or take out parts?
• Do I need to explain more?
• Is there something missing that I
should include?
– Is my writing in a sensible order?
• Does my writing need to be in time
order?
• Does the information need to be
presented in a way that is easy for
others to follow?
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Revising
Improve your writing…
– Have I used the best ideas or
words?
• Am I showing others that I know
what I am writing about?
• Have I used the best examples or
words to describe my ideas or
thoughts?
– Is my writing in a sensible order?
• Does my writing need to be in time
order?
• Does the information need to be
presented in a way that is easy for
others to follow?
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Editing
Correct your work…
– Have I used complete sentences?
• All of my thoughts are complete.
• There are no run-ons.
– Are my language conventions
correct?
• Spelling
• Capitalization and punctuation
• Grammar
– Have I used editing marks to make
corrections?
• Remember to look in your writing
folder if you forgot what to use.
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Editing
Correct your work…
– Have I had at least two people edit
my paper?
• Choose two people in the
classroom, that are on the editing
stage. If no one is, you may
choose to look over your work
again.
– Editing others work…
• Make sure to check for the same
items you did when editing your
own work.
– Check for complete sentences,
check the language conventions,
and use a correction codefor
corrections.
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Editing
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Sp Wrong spelling
WO Wrong word order
VF Wrong form of verb
WF Wrong form of word
Pr Wrong preposition
WW Wrong word
C Wrong collocation
A Article error
/ Missing word
// Start new paragraph here
? Meaning or handwriting unclear
!! You should know what’s wrong here
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Publishing
Get ready to share…
– Did I do my best work?
– Did I include a title (if
needed)?
– Is my final copy neat?
– Should I illustrate the pages?
• You may use the computer to
create this or draw your own.
– Do I need a title page with
illustrations?
– Should I read it out loud?
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Publishing
Handing it in…
– What order does my work go
in?
• Final Copy
• Any Drafts (Please label these
pages with DRAFT at the top).
• Prewriting
• Rubric
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Keeping a record
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Possible Extensions
What can I do after writing?
• Read your work to a classmate.
• Write a reflection about what
you will do differently or the
same the next time you write.
• Decide if you want to publish
your work online
• Start a new writing piece.
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