Writing process

Samantha’s teacher returns her essay back to her in English class one day. Mrs. Jones, Samantha’s teacher, informs her that there were many mistakes with capitalization, spelling, and grammar within the essay. With what stage of the writing process did Samantha most likely not spend enough time?

• Drafting

• Prewriting

• Editing

• Publishing

Michael is expected to write a narrative about a time he met someone new. He has already written down several ideas for this assignment. What stage would Michael need to visit next?

• Drafting

• Prewriting

• Editing

• Publishing

In what stage of the writing process should a person spend moving things around in order to make his/her writing better?

• Drafting

• Prewriting

• Revising

• Editing

Rochelle is excited that her essay, “Middle School Blues,” is finally completed. Her parents have reviewed her writing with her, and there seems to be no errors. Rochelle’s words are capitalized, punctuations are in the proper place, and her ideas are organized and developed well. What stage of the writing process does she seem to be prepared for?

• Drafting

• Editing

• Prewriting

• Publishing

What is the definition of the prewriting stage of the writing process?

• “correct conventions”

• “move things around, put things in , take things out”

• “write it down”

• “brainstorm ideas”

Which of the following would most likely not be used in the prewriting stage?

• Cluster (or Web)

• Bulleted List

• Time Chart

• Outline

In what stage of the writing process would you aim to learn as much as you can about the topic and the details you plan to include in your paper?

• Prewriting

• Revising

• Editing

• Drafting

Which of the following would you most likely not use to help you with the editing stage?

• Classmate

• Dictionary

• Grammar Book

• Encyclopedia

In what stage of the writing process would a writer most likely ask himself/herself, “Are my ideas clear and in the right order?”

• Drafting

• Publishing

• Editing

• Revising