THE WRITING PROCESS GRADE 9

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THE WRITING PROCESSGRADE 9

• Mrs. Ocasek
• Room 318

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THE WHY OF WRITING

• To express ourselves ---to get to know ourselves
  better to find meaning in our lives
  
• To share information---to give and share
  knowledge
• To persuade---to convince others
• To create literature---to be creative or unique
  and illustrate our talents via thoughts in our
  writing

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HOW DO WRITERS COMMUNICATE?

• STEPS TO THE WRITING PROCESS
• Prewriting (gathering information)
• Writing (first draft)
• Evaluating/Revising (making changes, improving
  the draft)
• Proofreading
• and
• Publishing (final copy)

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PREWRITING TECHNIQUES

• Freewriting
• Brainstorming
• Clustering
• Outlining
• Mapping

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Academic Standards for Writing

• 1.5 Quality of Writing
• Grade 11
• FOCUS
• Write with a sharp, distinct focus.
• Identify topic, task and audience
• Establish a single point of view

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Academic Standards for Writing

• 1.5 Quality of Writing
• Grade 11
• Organization
• Write with controlled and/or subtle organization.
• Sustain logical order throughout
• Include an effective introduction and conclusion

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Ways to Organize Ideas
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Academic Standards for Writing

• 1.5 Quality of Writing
• Grade 11 Content
• Write using well-developed content appropriate
  for the topic.
• Gather, determine validity and organize
  information
• Employ format for purpose and audience
• Write detailed paragraphs with focused information

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Drafting

• Use prewriting plans to write your draft
• As you write include any new ideas you may
  discover
• Correct spelling and grammar errors later---what
  is important is getting the ideas down on paper!!!

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Academic Standards for Writing

• 1.5 Quality of Writing
• Grade 11 Style
• Write with an understanding of the stylistic
  aspects of composition
• Use different types and lengths of sentences
• Use tone and voice through the use of precise
  language

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Academic Standards for Writing

• 1.5 Quality of Writing
• Grade 11 Revising
• Revise writing after rethinking logic of
  organization and rechecking central idea,
  content, paragraph development, level of detail,
  style, tone and word choice

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Revising---the process of adding, subtracting or
rearranging parts of a written work.

• VOICE - the writers personal stamp. It is his
  or her fingerprints. In writing, voice is the way
  words sound. As you put ideas into sentences and
  paragraphs, try to express your ideas simply and
  naturally. Your writing should sound like you!!

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• WORD CHOICE - use strong, vivid language paint
  a picture with words, appeal to more than one of
  the senses, choose words to clarify meaning and
  expression

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Editing

• Peer editing is valuable. Have another person
  read your paper and look for spelling and grammar
  errors AS WELL AS indicating places where you may
  broaden your ideas on the topic.
• Be sure to use all the tools your computer
  provides to you to help find those little
  spelling and grammar errors.
• Read your paper aloud---you will HEAR your errors
  as well as SEE them!

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Academic Standards for Writing

• 1.5 Quality of Writing
• Grade 11 Conventions
• Edit writing using the conventions of
  languagecheck spelling, capital words,
  punctuation, all parts of speech and be sure to
  use COMPLETE sentences.

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Publishing

• Publishing provides the opportunity for others to
  read what has been written and to share ideas on
  a given subject.

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Publishing Examples

• Posters
• Greeting cards
• Stories
• Newspapers
• Collages
• Displays
• Interviews
• Portfolios

• Author events
• Journals
• Scrapbooks
• Time lines
• Venn diagrams
• Graphs
• Cartoons
• Contests

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Academic Standards for Writing

• 1.5 Quality of Writing
• Grade 11 Publication
• Present and/or defend written work for
  publication when appropriate

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Reflection

• Reflection is an opportunity for writers to think
  about the writing strategies they use and the
  decisions they make as they write. It is the
  time to sit back and think about the work which
  has evolved and determine the strengths and
  weaknesses which must be considered for the next
  project.

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Examples of Reflection

• How did the work change as the drafting began?
• Did the writing head in the expected directions?
• How did peer editing help change the piece?
• What suggestions by peers were utilized?
• What are my strengths and weaknesses?