Welcome to the Writing Process 8th grade Style

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Welcome to the Writing Process 8th grade Style
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PrewritingHatching new ideas.

• SOURCES OF INSPIRATION - How do I get ideas in
  the first place?
• magazines/newspapers/periodicals/CD-ROM
• media - radio, TV, internet
• experiences
• film - movies
• music
• visual art - observing or creating
• dreams
• memories
• discussion and brainstorming
• responding to literature
• role playing
• research
• imagination
• personal interest inventories
• class interest inventory

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Prewriting

• TIPS - What ways can I prewrite?
• free writing
• journaling
• image streaming (transplant yourselfto another
  place or time and describe from a first person
  point of view)
• lists
• visualization
• brainstorming - individually or as a group
• webbing/mapping/clustering
• graphic organizers
• topic or word chart

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PrewritingMapping
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WritingTime to write.

• NOW THAT IT'S TIME TO WRITE . . . What do I do?
• Sloppy Copy Suggestions
• Name and date on top right hand corner of all
  pages Number all your pages One staple in
  the top left hand corner Double space Margin
  to margin Single sided
• WRITE!  WRITE!  WRITE!  Don't stop once you
  start writing.  Revising and editing come
  later.  Just let the ideas flow.
• HOLD IT!  Before going to the next stage, make
  sure you have enough content to work with.

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RevisingSearching for things to fix.

• Revising is . . .
• making decisions about how you want to improve you
  r writing
• looking at your writing from a different point of
  view
• picking places where your writing could be
  clearer, moreinteresting, more informative and
  more convincing.

Adding What else does the reader need to know?
Rearranging Is the information in the most logical and most effective order?
Removing What extra details or unnecessary bits of information are in this pieceof writing?
Replacing What words or details could be replaced by clearer or stronger expressions?
ARRR
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Revising

• REVISING TIPS - Ask yourself these questions . .
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• Can you read it out loud fluently?
• Does every word make sense?
• Is the series of events logical?  Do they relate?
  
• Is it clear what your main idea is throughout the
  piece of writing?
• Are vivid words used to describe characters and
  events?
• Is your train of thought clear?
• Do you use a variety of verbs (action words)
  throughout the piece?  
• Are you using the same words and phrases over and
  over again? DONT!
• Is there a catchy introduction?  Does the
  conclusion leave the reader thinking?
• Do details support the topic of each paragraph?
• Are all the sentences complete thoughts?
• Is a vivid mental picture created in the reader's
  mind?  

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EditingGet out your fine tooth comb.

• Editing is . . .
• spelling
• capitalization
• punctuation ( . , ? ! )
• grammar (How we talk.)
• sentence structure
• subject/verb agreement (2 parts to every
  sentence)

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Editing What to do

• Use your dictionary.
• Does each sentence make sense when you read it
  alone?
• Have a friend read it.

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PublishingDo the Done Dance!

• Give your finished product to your teacher!

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CELEBRATE!

• Share your story with the class!