Prewriting

Choose a topic and plan it out

• Research the topic

• Take notes on the topic

• Brainstorm ideas

• Use graphic organizers

Revising

ARMS

• ADD

  • supporting details

  • introductions and conclusions

  • transition words

  • sensory or descriptive words

• REMOVE

  • repeating ideas

  • off-topic sentences

• MOVE

  • sentences to be formatted correctly

  • words to be grammatically correct

• SUBSTITUTE

  • boring words for interesting words

Publishing

Create the final copy

• Use neat handwriting

• Can type it (use spell check)

• Try to make sure there are no punctuation, formatting, or grammatical errors