Writing Process
Writing Process
Students follow the writing process for every writing assignment.
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STEP 1: Topic
STEP 1: Topic
decide what you will write your piece on
Read the prompt below. Highlight keywords in prompt that tell what you need to write on.
Topic Video
Prewriting Video (Part 1)
Prewriting Video (Part 2)
Prewriting Video (Part 3)
STEP 3: Drafting
STEP 3: Drafting
writing your rough draft in your draft book, using your graphic organizer as your guide
Use the link for the Draft and type your rough draft.
Use your graphic organizer as your guide.
Make sure you are using transition phrases.
Cite your sources.
Drafting Video
STEP 4: Writing Conference
STEP 4: Writing Conference
meet with 2 peers and have them give you suggestions on what you need to improve upon.
Choose two responsible peers in class.
Sit on the carpet in front of my desk.
Have each peers fill out a Writing Conference Form
As you’re reading your rough draft out loud, your peers will fill out their forms.
Once you are done reading, hand your chromebook to your peers so they can highlight your piece and continue to fill out your forms.
The peers should use a blue font and a blue highlighter.
When finished, look at the Writing Conference Form Spreadsheet for their comments.
Writing Conference Video
STEP 5: Revising
STEP 5: Revising
use a blue pen to improve upon ideas & content, word choice, sentence fluency, and organization
-Take recommendations from the Writing Conference Form Spreadsheet and revise.
-Revise in blue font.
-You are only working on ideas and content, Word Choice, Organization, and Sentence Fluency.. You are NOT working on spelling, capitalization, or punctuation.
Revising Video (Overview)
Revising Video (Organization Part 1)
Revising Video (Organization Part 2)
Revising Video (Ideas & Content)
Revising Video (Word Choice)
STEP 6: Proofreading
STEP 6: Proofreading
use a red pen to correct for conventions
Proofread in red font.
Highlight in red misspelled words. List incorrect and correct spelling in Spelling List
Look up correct spelling in Cambridge Dictionary.
Check punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.
Use proofreading symbols from proofreading chart in your assignment.
STEP 6: Proofreading (Part 1).webmProofreading Video
STEP 7: Editing Conference
STEP 7: Editing Conference
meet with Ms. Armstrong so she can give you something that you need to improve upon.
Sign up for an editing conference in the Editing Conference binder on Ms. Armstrong’s desk.
When Ms. Armstrong calls your name, make sure you bring with you your Language Arts binder and your draft book.
While you wait for your name to be called, work on any missing work you owe.
Once you are finished with your missing work, you may read a book.
Look at the I am Learning To… link to see what you need to improve on.
Make the corrections and move on to the publishing step.
Editing Conference Video
STEP 8: Publishing
STEP 8: Publishing
writing or typing your final draft
Type your final copy in your Final Draft Google doc.
12 font
Double-spaced
Indent your paragraphs using the TAB key.
DO NOT type in all capital letters
DO NOT type in Difficult to Read font
DO NOT type in font that is HUGE
DO NOT type in cursive font.
Publishing Video
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