The Writing Process

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The Writing Process

• Steps in the Writing Process

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Steps are

• Prewriting
• Drafting
• Revising
• Editing
• Publication

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Prewriting

• Topic
• Audience
• Content

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Prewriting
Topic Brainstorming words, ideas Webbing Brigh
t Ideas Book Audience Content
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Prewriting
Topic Audience - Will you be writing for
class newspaper hall bulletin
board Content
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Prewriting
Topic Audience Content What is the most
important part of the composition that needs to
be stressed?
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Prewriting

• Help students organize their thoughts.

Issue Issue Issue Issue Issue Issue
Story Frame Beginning Middle End
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Drafting

• Getting It Down
• Rough Draft
• SLOPPY COPY

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Draft Copy

• Put the students on the
• computer at this stage.
• Let them compose
• at the keyboard.

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Teachers need to model writing especially the
rough draft copy.

• We were just finishing up eating and
• T
• the phone call was just what we wanted to
• A family with young children were
• hear. Someone was anxious to have a
• new puppy and we had three puppies.

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Revising
Content
Content
Content

• Conferencing
• Refine Content
• Sequence
• Strong/ Weak Points

Content
Content
Content
Content
Content
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Revising

• Conferencing
• Writer reads composition to
• the Teacher /or
• Peers
• Refine Content
• Strong/ Weak Points

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Revising

• Conferencing
• Refine Content
• Students may be making changes as they read the
  composition.
• Student may ask opinion.
• Strong/ Weak Points

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Revising

• Conferencing
• Refine Content
• Strong/ Weak Points
• Use the sandwich approach
• Be specific
• Teach do not preach
• Ask questions rather than spout rules

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Strong/ Weak Points

• Questions like
• If you would draw three pictures of your story,
  what would they be and what would happen first,
  second, and third?
• When you picture this story in your mind. What
  colors do you see, or size, or whatever?
• What do you think is the most important fact in
  your essay?
• What happened between paragraph 2 and paragraph
  3?
• What do you like about your story?
• How did you select this topic?

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Editing

• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Complete Sentences

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Editing Strategy
COPS
COPS COPS COPS COPS

• C Capitals
• O Overall Appearance
• P Punctuation
• S Spelling

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Publication
Glory Story
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Publication

• Publish in a variety of ways andfor a variety of
  audiences.

• Check out stories in the library
• School newspaper
• Local newspaper
• Student magazines
• Teacher magazines

• Make books
• Hang on bulletin boards
• Hang in halls
• Read to administrators
• Read to other classes
• Internet

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Step are . But

• Prewriting
• Drafting
• Revising
• Editing
• Publication

The Writing Process is Recursive.