Writing Process Notes

Writing Process

Steps to Writing Success

​What is the writing process?

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• Writing an essay takes time.  That’s why writing is often referred to as a process.

• This includes the STEPS TAKEN to complete a writing ASSIGNMENT. 

Multiple Choice

How many steps are in the writing process?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

PREWRITING:

*Prewriting literally means “before writing.”  

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*Before you actually begin writing your essay, you will need to do the following things:

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When prewriting, you are writing down all of your ideas using (can choose more than one).

• an essay

• an outline

• a graphic organizer

DRAFTING

• After brainstorming ideas and creating a graphic organizer, it is time to start writing the essay.  

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• When you begin writing your rough draft, try to remember the following guidelines:

Multiple Choice

When drafting, you are organizing your thoughts into complete sentences, but are not yet worried about spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or word choice.

• true

• false

REVISING - Step 3

• After you write your first draft, go back over it and look for ways to improve your essay in content and organization. 

• Use A.R.M.S. as a way to remember what to do when you revise.

​ADDING details, words, or sentences.
*Is there any other information the reader needs to know?
REMOVE unneeded details, words, or sentences.
*Are there any unnecessary detail?
MOVE information for clarity and organization.
*Is the information presented in the most logical order?
SUBSTITUTE specific, vivid words for bland ones.
*Could I change repeated words to vary my word choice?

Multiple Choice

When revising, you change what your writing SOUNDS like by adding, removing, moving or substituting information. 

• true

• false

EDITING - Step 4

• CAPITALIZATION must be used for proper nouns, names, titles, beginning of sentences, and "I".

• USAGE: checked to avoid sentence fragments, make sure verb tense is consistent, and check for subject verb agreement

• PUNCTUATION: Ensure you are using correct punctuation marks after opening phrases and clauses, at the end of sentences, and when combining sentences.

• SPELLING: Use your resources to check all words including homophones.

• ​EDIT your draft for mistakes in conventions like spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure errors.

• Use C.U.P.S. as a way to remember what to do when you EDIT:

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During the Editing step, one should: (can choose more than one)

• look for subject-verb agreement

• correct spelling errors

• check for appropriate captialization and punctuation

PUBLISHING - Step 5

The last step is turning in your essay to be graded.  

Follow your teachers guidelines for turning in the final draft of your essay. 

Multiple Choice

Name the part of the writing process that you are in if you are thinking about a topic and what you're going to write about.

• Prewriting

• Drafting

• Revising

• Editing

Multiple Choice

During the DRAFTING step you will

• revise what you have written

• create an outline

• write sentences and paragraphs  the introduction, body paragraphs and the closing

• turn it in

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During the REVISING step:

• check for grammatical errors

• turn it in

• write the introduction, body paragraphs, and the closing

• check that the details make sense and are on topic

Multiple Choice

The correct order for the steps of the Writing Process are

• Prewriting, revising, drafting, editing, publishing

• Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing

• Publishing, editing, drafting, revising, prewriting

• publishing, editing, revising, drafting, prewriting

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The part of the writing process in which you correct your spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

• drafting
• prewriting
• revising
• editing

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In this step of the writing process, you are organizing your thoughts into complete sentences AND paragraphs, but are NOT worried about spelling, capitalization, punctuation, or word choice.

• revising
• publishing
• drafting
• editing

Multiple Choice

The basic essay typically has this many paragraphs.

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

Multiple Choice

Name the part of the Writing Process you are in when you are writing a beginning, middle, and end in complete sentences.

• Prewrite
• Drafting

• Editing
• Publishing 

Multiple Choice

Once written, can a paper be changed?

• yes

• no