The Writing Process

Place the following steps in the writing process in the proper sequence: A) Revising B) Drafting C) Proofreading

• C, A, B

• A, C, B

• B, C, A

• B, A, C

If you were in the prewriting stage of a paper about your favorite movie, what might you do?

• Jot down your impressions of your favorite scenes

• Write full sentences about why you love the movie

• Scan over your paper to make sure your spelling and grammar are correct

• Change your words around to make your writing more interesting

Which term best describes the prewriting process?

• Structured

• Rigid

• Informal

• Mindless

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which of the following options is part of the drafting process?

• Putting commas in place

• Crafting full sentences

• Jotting down notes

• Running a spell-check

If you're having trouble thinking of a topic for your paper, where is the best place to start?

• With a topic that interests you, but you don't know a lot about

• With a topic that you've never been interested in--but could be

• With a topic that's important to your parents or friends

• With a topic that's familiar to you

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Changing words to make your writing more interesting is part of which step in the writing process?

• Prewriting

• Drafting

• Revising

• Proofreading

What might happen if you didn't proof read your paper?

• Your paper might contain grammatical errors

• Your paper's topic sentence might not be interesting

• Your paper might contain too many words

• Your ideas might be useless and incorrect

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following items is involved in publishing your paper?

• Markers

• Pen and Paper

• Cameras

• Computer and Printer

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

When you're writing a paper, how can your friends and family help you out? Choose the best answer.

• By writing your paper for you

• By listening to you read your paper out loud

• By supplying ideas while you're brainstorming

• By changing your words to make your writing more interesting

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CCSS.L.1.1H

From the information presented in the movie, what can you conclude about the writing process?

• It's easier when you proceed in an orderly way

• You'll probably get an "F" if you don't proofread carefully enough

• Drafting is the more important step in the writing process

• If you don't have a lot of revisions, your paper probably isn't good