Writing Steps

Write down ideas about the topic.

• Outlining

• Revising

• Editing

• Brainstorming

• Drafting

Organize your ideas.

• Outlining

• Drafting

• Editing

• Brainstorming

• Revising

Correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling errors.

• Outlining

• Editing

• Brainstorming

• Drafting

• Revising

Change and improve the content of your writing.

•  Revising

• Brainstorming

• Drafting

• Outlining

• Editing

Turn your ideas into sentences and paragraphs.

• Outlining

• Editing

• Revising

• Brainstorming

• Drafting

A paragraph is ____________ .

• a sentence that expresses the main point of a paragraph

• contains facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us to a full understanding of the main idea.

• a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

• a group of sentences that talk about one topic

• the purpose and sets the direction of the paragraph or passage