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The Writing Process:
An Overviewby
Tarasine A. Buck
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Warm-Up Writing
Task:
Create something with thelump of clay on your desk.
When you are finished, take 10
minutes to write about whatyou created and why.
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Questions for Discussion
Look at the ceramic jar. What stepswould you need to go through to
create something like this from alump of clay?
How do you think this is similar to
writing an essay?
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The Writing Process
Pre-Writing
Drafting
Editing
Polishing
Revising
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The Writing Process:
Pre-Writing Iby
Tarasine A. Buck
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Pre-Writing Techniques
Brainstorming
Discussing
Free WritingLooping
Listing
Outlining
ChartingMapping
How do you organize your ideas whenyou are preparing to write?
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Brainstorming
Brainstorming means thinking of as manyideas as possible in a short amount of time.
Write down your ideas so that you dontforget them.
Write down everything that comes to yourmind; dont worry about sorting out good
and bad ideas.Dont worry about spelling or grammar.
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Example of Brainstorming
Topic: What would I do with one milliondollars?
Travel--Europe, Asia, S. AmericaPay off our house
Share--give a scholarship, donate to charities
Buy a lot of books!Invest/save and let the interest grow
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Topics for Practice
Take 5 minutes to brainstormideas about the followingquestion:
What are some of the mostmemorable experiences of yourlife?
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Discussing
Discussing is similar to brainstorming, butyou do it with a partner or group.
Assign one person to write down the ideas.Write down everything that groupmembers say related to the topic; dontworry about sorting out good and bad
ideas.Dont worry about spelling or grammar.
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Topics for Practice
Take 5 minutes to discuss thefollowing question with a partner or
group:What do you think are the mostimportant events in a persons life?
(starting school, getting married,etc.) Why are they important?
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Free Writing
Free Writing is like pouring all of yourthoughts onto paper.
Dont take your pen off the page; keepwriting for the entire time.
If you dont know what to write, write Idont know what to write until you do.
Dont try to sort good and bad ideas.
Dont worry about spelling and grammar.
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Example of Free Writing
Topic: Describe the most beautiful place youve seen.
I remember climbing to the top of Smolenskiicathedral in autumn, the leaves of St. Petersburgon fire, like an ocean of gold red leaving mebreathless with its depth. Stretching out formiles and miles it was all I could see and suddenlythe grime and sorrow of the city was drowned with
beauty, Gods beauty, Gods love for everyone, hisartistic touch meant just for me at this moment.
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Topics for Practice
Free write for 5 minutes on thefollowing topic:
What is the most frighteningexperience you have ever had?
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Looping
Looping begins with free writing. It canhelp you narrow a topic.
Choose the best idea, word, or phrase fromwhat you wrote; underline or circle it.
Take that idea and begin free writingagain.
Repeat the process at least one more time.Follow all the rules for free writing.
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Example of Looping
Topic: Describe the most beautiful place youve seen.
I remember climbing to the top of Smolenskiicathedral in autumn, the leaves of St. Petersburgon fire, like an ocean of gold red leaving mebreathless with its depth. Stretching out formiles and miles it was all I could see and suddenlythe grime and sorrow of the city was drowned with
beauty, Gods beauty, Gods love for everyone, hisartistic touch meant just for me at this moment.
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Example of Looping(from circled part on previous slide)
We had seen hate rejection and fear in that city,dirt and grime and sorrow where people didntknow how clean a place could be, never seen a
different world. On top of the cathedral I saw thecity as it could be, should be, as God sees itspotential, baptized in gold-red fire of autumnleaves, burning away the outer shell of hardness,burning through to the hearts of people with truth
and happiness which they did not know, had neverseen a different world. I cried, beauty andoverwhelmingness and I must come down again.
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Topics for Practice
Look at what you wrote during thefreewriting exercise. Choose the
best idea, word, or phrase from whatyou wrote. Write about this for 5more minutes.
Repeat this step one more time.
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The Writing Process:
Pre-Writing IIby
Tarasine A. Buck
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Warm-Up Writing (1)
Think about the pre-writing techniques wediscussed yesterday (brainstorming,
discussing, free writing, and looping).Which of these techniques was easiest foryou?
Which was the best for organizing your
ideas?
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Warm-Up Writing
What was it like for you to cometo the U.S. for the first time?
Take 10 minutes to write aboutyour answer.
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Questions for Review
What are the steps in the writingprocess?
What pre-writing techniques didwe practice yesterday?
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Looping
Looping begins with free writing. It canhelp you narrow a topic.
Choose the best idea, word, or phrase fromwhat you wrote; underline or circle it.
Take that idea and begin free writingagain.
Repeat the process at least one more time.Follow all the rules for free writing.
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Example of Looping
Topic: Describe your favorite season and why youlike it.
Spring is daffodils blooming bright and burstingwith yellow sunshine in their petals they make mewant to sing with joy. The grass is green and thickand I love walking barefoot feeling each bladeagainst my skin. The sky is blue with soft white
clouds, I like to lay on my back and see pictures inthem, not feeling hurried or rushed but free.
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Example of Looping(from circled part on previous slide)
I love to take my time in spring, not to worryabout deadlines or appointments or assignmentsdue, just wandering through the beauty of nature.
I love to lie on my back in the grass and just soakin everything around me, the sky, the sun, thescent of the flowers, the warmth of the air. As achild I felt very free to spend time enjoying thespring, feeling the joy of new life bubbling through
my spirit. I remember feeling immensely happy,turning my eyes to heaven and shouting for joy.
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Topics for Practice
Look at what you wrote for yourwarm-up writing. Choose the best
idea, word, or phrase from what youwrote. Write about this for 5 moreminutes.
Repeat this step one more time.
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Listing
Listing is similar to brainstorming. Theidea is to write down as many things as
possible.Use single words or phrases, not sentences.
Listing works well for descriptive-typewriting.
Dont worry about spelling or sorting outgood and bad ideas.
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Example List
Topic: Describe your favorite room in thehouse/apartment where you live.
Kitchen/Dining AreaWhite tile, walls, countertops
Flood of sunlight
Healthy plants
Sturdy pine furniture
Glass door--view of lawn and trees
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Topics for Practice
Take 5 minutes to practice listing inresponse to the following topic:
Describe your bedroom in the house yougrew up in.
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Outlining
Outlining is a more organized form ofpre-writing than the others we discussed.
It can be used after you have generatedideas through brainstorming, free writing,or other pre-writing techniques.
It works well for structured types of
writing such as essays.You can use complete sentences, but youdont have to.
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Example Outline
I. Introduction: Internet dating has advantagesand disadvantages.
II. Advantages
a) meet people around the world
b) not based on appearance
III. Disadvantages
a) can you trust them?
b) may be too far away to meet in person
IV. Conclusion: Some success stories, but too risky
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Topics for Practice
Spend about 5 minutes creating anoutline based on the following topic:
Do you agree with the English Only policyat the ELC? What are the advantagesand disadvantages of this policy?
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Charting
Sometimes you will want to organize yourideas for writing in a chart.
Charting works very well for comparison/contrast writing or examining advantagesand disadvantages.
You can use many different kinds of
charts, depending on your topic and thekind of writing you are doing.
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Example Chart
Living with
Family
Living with
Roommates
Advantages May not pay rent
Meals
Different ages
More independence
Social interaction
Disadvantages Less independence
Rules
Rent
Cooking/ShoppingNoise
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Topics for Practice
Draw a chart to organize your ideasabout the following topic:
Compare the similarities and differencesbetween your city and Provo.
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Mapping
Mapping, sometimes called semantic/idea mapping or webbing, is another way
to organize your ideas.Start with your topic in the center, andbranch out from there with related ideas.
Use words and phrases, not complete
sentences.
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Example Map
My future
family
Raise healthy,
happy children
Stay close to
my husband
Make them
a priority
education
work
Eventually
get a PhD
Never stop
learning
Instill a love
of education
in my children
Learn to love
whatever work
I am doing
Use the skills I
have learned in
as many ways as
possible
Stay at home
while raisingchildren
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Topics for Practice
Draw a map to organize your ideasabout the following topic:
What are some things that you havelearned in your life so far?