Writing process

Writing process

by Edith Verduzco

Multiple Choice

"Process writing" means

• Writing in English 

• Writing with words proceessor.

• Writing in several steps or stages.

Multiple Choice

Before you begin to write, you should

• finish the homework for your other classes.

• get some ideas.

• ask your friends for help.

Multiple Choice

Your teacher may ask you to read a classmate's paper and answer some questions about it. This is because

• you can leanr a lot by reading your classmate's assignment.

• your teacher is too busy to read all the student's papers.

• you are betrer writter that your classmate.

Multiple Choice

Your teacher may ask you to write another draft. This is because

• your teacher can't think of any new assignments.

• the first time , your paper was bad.

• you can make your paper better by making some changes.

Multiple Choice

Before you hand in your paper for a grade you should

• ask your teacher to give you a good grade.

• check it carefully

• put some pretty stickers on it.

​The writing process

• The writing process is something that no two people do the same way. There is no "right way" or "wrong way" to write. It can be a very messy and fluid process, and the following is only a representation of commonly used steps

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• ​https://writing.ku.edu/writing-process

1. ​The writing process steps.

• Pre-writing

  • Be sure to understand the assignment

  • Decide your topic or angle.

  • consider who will read your work

  • brainstorm

• ​Research

  • ​List places where you can find information

  • ​do your research

  • ​make an outline

​​The writing process steps.

• ​Drafting

  • ​put the information researched into your own words.

  • ​write sentences and paragraphs even if they are not perfect.

  • ​read and see if it says what you mean.

  • ​write some more

  • ​read it again

  • ​write and read until you have said what you wanted to say.

• ​Revising

  • ​read what you have you written

  • ​rearrange what is needed.

  • ​take out odd parts.

  • ​do more research if need

​​The writing process steps.

• ​Editing and Proofreading.

  • ​Be sure al sentences are complete

  • ​correct spelling, capitalization and punctuation.

  • ​Change words that are not used correctly or are unclear.

  • ​Make sure you are using the appropriate style formattiing

  • ​Have someone else check your work.

​Sentence

​A sentence provides a complete thought.( if it is not a complete idea is a phrase) ​They need a subject and a predicate.

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​Sentence= Subject + Predicate (verb + complement)

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• ​Subjet: is the person, thing or idea that the sentence is about. It is always a noun or noun phrase. It is very important to check that the subject agrees with the verb.

• ​Predicate tells what the subject does, what happens to the subject, or how the subject is. Contains at least the verb.

​With a group of classmates discuss the following questions.

• ​What are common part-time jobs?

• ​Have you ever had a job? What was your first job?

• ​What kind of job do you think is best for a high school/ university student?

Multiple Choice

You are going to read a paragraph called. Part-time jobs and High School. What do you think the paragraph is about?

• Useful high School subjects

• Working and studying at the same time.

• How much money a part-time job pays. 

​Part time Jobs and High School

​1)High School students should not have part-time jobs. 2) High school is a very important time for a student, and students are very busy.3)Students have to study hard to enter a good university. 4) Many high school students also play sports, and they practice before and after school. 5) High school students also spend time with friends of the same age. 6) Those friendships can be important for the rest of their lives. 7) A part-time job takes time away from studying, playing sports, and making friends. 8) People work for mñost of their adult lives. 9) When they are in high school, it’s important for them to just be high school students. 

Multiple Choice

Which sentence tells the writer's most important idea?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 8

Multiple Choice

What do sentences 3, 4 and 5 do?

• They show new ideas

• They give examples.

• They show different opinions

​Do you agree with the writer?

​Why?

​or

​Why not?

​Paragraph

• ​is a group of 6-12 sentences about one topic.

• ​Every sentences is about the same topic.

• ​explain the writer's main idea.

• ​it can give information, opinion, explain something or tell a short story.

• ​In academic writing a paragraph has a topic sentence that directly tells the reader the main idea.

• ​The other sentences provide more information by adding specific details and explanations.

​Read the following paragraph and tell me is it a good paragraph? yes, no / why?

​When I need a good place to study, I go to the library. It's always quiet there, so I can concentrate, It's easy to find the books I need, and I can search for information on the internet because there are several computers. The other people in the library are also reading or working, so the mood is good for studying. I study better and faster in the library thatn in any other place.

​Read the following paragraph and tell me is it a good paragraph? yes, no / why?

​I need to buy a motorcycle. With a motorcycle, I could get to my job more quickly. It takes two hours to get to work by train. That's very slow. A motorcycle is much faster. If I had a motorcycle, I could save a lot of time. Taking the train is not fast enough for me.

​Read the following paragraph and tell me is it a good paragraph? yes, no / why?

​First, insert a blank CD into the computer. Then, select the song list that you want to copy. You will see a button that says, "Click here to burn." Click on that button. Then Just wait a few minutes. That's all!.