the writing process
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The Writing Process. Steps in the Writing Process. Steps are:. Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publication. Prewriting. Topic Audience Content. Prewriting. Topic Brainstorming words, ideas Webbing Bright Ideas Book Audience Content. Prewriting. Topic - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Writing Process
Steps in the Writing Process
Steps are:
1 Prewriting2 Drafting3 Revising4 Editing5 Publication
Prewriting> Topic
> Audience
> Content
PrewritingTopic
Brainstorming words, ideasWebbingBright Ideas Book
AudienceContent
PrewritingTopicAudience - Will you be writing for
classnewspaperhall bulletin board
Content
PrewritingTopicAudienceContent
What is the most important part of the composition that needs to be stressed?
Prewriting
Help students organize their thoughts.
Issue Issue
Issue Issue
Issue Issue
Story Frame
Beginning
Middle
End
Drafting
> “Getting It Down”> Rough Draft
SLOPPY COPY
Draft Copy
Put the students on the
computer at this stage.
Let them compose
at the keyboard.
Teachers need to model writing especially the rough draft copy.
We were just finishing up eating and
T
the phone call was just what we wanted to
A family with young children were
hear. Someone was anxious to have a
new puppy and we had three puppies.
Revising
> Conferencing> Refine Content> Sequence> Strong/ Weak Points
Revising
> Conferencing
Writer reads composition to:
the Teacher &/or
Peers> Refine Content> Strong/ Weak Points
Revising
> Conferencing > Refine Content
Students may be making changes as they read the composition.
Student may ask opinion.> Strong/ Weak Points
Revising
> Conferencing > Refine Content> Strong/ Weak Points
Use the sandwich approach
Be specific
Teach do not preach
Ask questions rather than spout rules
Strong/ Weak PointsQuestions like:> If you would draw three pictures of your story, what
would they be and what would happen first, second, and third?
> When you picture this story in your mind. What colors do you see, or size, or whatever?
> What do you think is the most important fact in your essay?
> What happened between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3?> What do you like about your story?> How did you select this topic?
Editing
> Punctuation> Spelling> Complete Sentences
Editing:Strategy
C Capitals
O Overall Appearance
P Punctuation
S Spelling
COPS
COPS
COPS
COPS
Publication
Publication
Publish in a variety of ways andfor a variety of audiences.
•Make books
•Hang on bulletin boards
•Hang in halls
•Read to administrators
•Read to other classes
•Internet
•Check out stories in the library
•School newspaper
•Local newspaper
•Student magazines
•Teacher magazines
Step are …. But
1 Prewriting2 Drafting3 Revising4 Editing5 Publication
The Writing Process is Recursive.