The Writing Process
In 5 easy steps
Prewrite
- Make a list of ideas about a topic.
- Choose a topic you want to write about.
- Make an outline of what you are going to write about.
Draft
- Start writing your ideas on paper.
- Think about how you would want to introduce the topic.
- Think about how you would want to structure you paper.
Revise
- Read it
- Ask yourself what can you add, remove, or change to make your paper stronger
Edit
- Read it again.
- Ask yourself does it make sense.
- Do you need to add, remove, or change anything else.
- Check you Capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Publish
- Write your paper and express to the audience about you topic.
- Get your point across of what you are trying to say.
- Make sure that the audience understands what you are saying.
- Share your work.
When writing, keep the Six Traits of writing in your mind.
Sources
1. Culham, Ruth. “Building a Foundation for Writing.” 6+1 Traits of Writing. New York:
Scholastic, 2005. Print.
2. Tompkins, Gail E. “Learning and the Language Arts.” Language Arts; Patterns of
Practice. Eighth Ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2005. 157-165. Print