8.+Writing+Process

The Stages of the Writing Process Prewriting ﻿ ﻿ Drafting ﻿ Revising
 * Activities that prepare an author to write
 * Allow authors to ...
 * Find topics
 * Focus on topics
 * Organize thoughts
 * Identify the purpose and audience
 * Select a format
 * Some strategies ...
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Charting
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">freewriting
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">clusters
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">listing
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">brainstorming
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">researching
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">webbing
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">graphic organizers
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">outlines
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Pizza slice/ watermelon
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">conversations
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Formal writing begins
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Get everything from prewriting on paper (quickly)
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">ideas are being shaped and expressed on paper
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">This is the most difficult stage for students ...
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">allow them to discuss "writer's block" with classmates
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">conference with students to guide them[[image:thinkingcap.gif width="220" height="328" align="right"]]
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">have students "put it aside" for some time
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">focus on content NOT mechanics
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Guidelines for drafting ...
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">use yellow paper
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">put name, date, and page number on each page
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">write on one side only
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">skip lines
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">"re-see" their writing
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Revision activities include ...
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">adding to
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">deleting from
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">reshaping
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">polishing
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">checking for clarity
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">organization

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 300%;">Editing
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">trimming clutter[[image:showtellgirl.gif width="198" height="505" align="right"]]
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">selecting stronger words
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">"polish the writing"
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">check the conventions (proofread)

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 300%;">Publishing <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Means "going public"
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">A celebration of completed work
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Not all drafts need to be published
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">rememb to keep track of published pieces
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Some ideas:
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">classroom newspapers
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">published class books
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">display wall
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">author's chair
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">web sites
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">blogging/ internet
 * <span style="color: #4e1313; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">portfolio