The Writing Process - Mr. Jeffrey



The Writing Process

|What |How |Why |

|[pic] PREWRITE |Brainstorm, clustering, mapping, making a |To gather information to decide on a topic; |

| |list, five W's & H, research, free-writing, |to eliminate poor ideas; to focus on key |

|Consider purpose     and audience |interview |points; to develop thesis statement |

|[pic] DEVELOP           THESIS |Write a sentence that gives YOUR belief |To focus your writing and state your |

| |toward the topic and answers the prompt. |objective as a writer |

|[pic] DECIDE ON   SUPPORT |Pick out examples, details, statistics, case |To give credibility to your ideas and proof |

| |histories, proof, criticisms, research, etc. |for your thesis |

|[pic] DECIDE ON   FORMAT |Decide on HOW to arrange information: |To provide the reader with logical guides |

| |chronological, spatial, order of importance, |that will make your essay more enjoyable and |

| |developmental order, comparison and |easy to read |

| |contrast,etc. | |

|[pic] OUTLINE |Use scratch, formal or brainstorm outline. |To help organize and balance information |

| |Depends on length, detail, and personal style|and to "see" ideas |

|[pic] WRITE FIRST |Use for working copy; organize ideas into |To clear up "fuzziness"; improve examples, |

|      DRAFT |paragraphs. Intro, body, and conclusion |make corrections, change for effect; to |

| | |improve introduction and conclusion, review |

| | |vocabulary, syntax, spelling, grammar, |

| | |structure |

|[pic]       MINI-CONFERENCE |Meet with your teacher in a three to five |To gain insight on how to develop you into a |

| |minute meeting and read your draft out loud |better writer |

|[pic] REVISE |Review with peers by reading essay out loud |To gain suggestions from others and to have a|

| |and receive a written evaluation |"practice" audience |

|[pic] GLOSSING |Show the revisions and changes you’ve made by|Allows the teacher to quickly see the |

| |highlighting them |revisions you’ve made to your first draft |

|[pic] FINAL DRAFT |Rewrite, using all suggestions that you think|To present your best writing for evaluation |

| |are appropriate | |

|[pic] PUBLISHED |Revise and rewrite after the teacher's |To have a quality draft for your portfolio |

|               DRAFT |evaluation | |

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