Writing+Process


 * Prewriting: Think about your writing**
 * Choose a topic.
 * What text type are you writing (narrative, expository, persuasive, technical)
 * What is your purpose?
 * Who is your audience?
 * Collect details for your writing and organize your thoughts (use a graphic organizer or outline)


 * Writing: Get your Ideas on paper**
 * After you have worked on prewriting (or brainstorming), start writing
 * Skip lines on your paper
 * Don't worry about making mistakes, you will fix them later.


 * Revising: Make it Better**
 * Self Edit: Read your draft to yourself
 * Does it make sense?
 * What can you do to make it better?
 * Peer Edit: Read your draft to a friend.
 * What did your friend like?
 * What could use improvement?
 * Don't focus on conventions, you will work on this during editing.
 * Which traits are strong in your draft, which seem weak?
 * Make changes to your draft concentrating on the weakest trait.


 * Editing: Fix the Mistakes**
 * Make sure you sentences make sense.
 * Check your conventions: spelling, capital letters, and punctuation


 * Publishing: Share your Writing**
 * Write a neat copy
 * Type it up
 * Put it in a Powerpoint
 * Make a book
 * See the Publishing Page for more options