English Exam Study Guide

Freely exploring topics, choosing a topic, and beginning to gather and organize details before you write

• prewriting

• drafting

• revising

• editing & proofreading

• publishing & presenting

Getting your ideas down on paper roughly in the format you intend for the finished work

• prewriting

• drafting

• revising

• editing & proofreading

• publishing & presenting

Correcting any major errors & improving the form & content of the writing

• prewriting

• drafting

• revising

• editing & proofreading

• publishing & presenting

Polishing the writing and fixing errors in grammar, spellings, & mechanics

• prewriting

• drafting

• revising

• editing & proofreading

• publishing & presenting

Sharing your writing with others

• prewriting

• drafting

• revising

• editing & proofreading

• publishing & presenting

List the five steps of the writing process in order.

young, crippled, short, Bob Cratchit's youngest son

miserly owner of a London counting-house

Scrooge's equally greedy business partner

First Spirit to visit Scrooge