The Writing Process

The writing process is a list of ________ you take when writing.

• steps

• nouns

• tips

• habits

The first step in the writing process is planning, also called pre-writing. What is the definition of this step?

• writing your assignment as fast as you can

• the work writers do before drafting (writing the first/rough draft)

• checking for errors in spelling

• asking my friend what they are writing about

True or false: organizing is one of the activities in the planning/prewriting stage.

• True

• False

Which of the following ways to organize tells how things are the same or different?

• chronological

• order of importance

• spatial

• compare and contrast

Which of the following ways to organize ideas is to describe something according to location?

• spatial order

• order of importance

• chronological order

• compare and contrast

Which stage of the writing process is writing a rough draft?

• revising

• planning

• editing

• drafting

In the revising stage of the writing process, what are you doing?

• writing a rough draft

• finding and fixing little problems in y our writing like spelling, grammar, punctuation, and usage

• improving your writing by making changes

• planning your essay

Which of the following is the form your writing will take and the occasion or place for which you are writing?

• task

• purpose

• audience

• organization

What is the word for your intended readers, listeners, or viewers?

• task

• purpose

• audience

• graphic organizer

What kind of planning/prewriting do you list ideas about a topic, any ideas that come to mind?

• task

• brainstorming

• researching

• organizing