Writing Process

R.A.F.T.S stands for what?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

When you spend time thinking about various ideas to write about and use thinking maps (like circle maps) to list your ideas, you are doing what in the writing process?

• Brainstorming

• Planning/Outlining

• Drafting

• Revising

In the planning stage, what exactly are you focusing on?

• Thinking about all of the topics you could write about

• Researching and brainstorming the topic

• Reviewing the essay for grammar mistakes

• Planning, outlining, or creating a thinking map

Draw a thinking map you can use for planning your essay on a specific topic...

When you are revising, you focus on the big changes. This means that you focus on your what?

• CUPS (Capitalization, Usage of Words/ Phrases, Punctuation, Spelling).

• F.U.N (F is for Friends Who Do Stuff Together, U is for U and Me, N is for Anywhere Anytime At All)

• ARMS (Adding, Removing, Moving, Substituting).

• I do not remember this in our notes...

When you edit the essay, you focus on your CUPS! Tell me what CUPS stands for!

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

The final stage of the writing process is ______, where you Proofread your draft out loud to be sure it’s ready to share, and make sure the final draft is flawless and perfect.

• Publishing

• Drafting

• Submitting

• Editing