Writing

The Writing Process        

Prewriting   

• Search for a topic: brainstorm, pre-search

• Consider: the audience, the purpose of the writing task, and your voice as an author

• Gather sources for research

  • Gather research notes to support any type of writing task, including the domains addressing fiction and nonfiction topics.  Support what you say. 

• Consider using a graphic organizer to sort your ideas and notes from the start. Pre-sorting notes = more organized writing

• Create an outline, or plan, for writing

• More prewriting links: OWL Introduction to Prewriting; Aims CC Online Writing Lab Getting Started, Finding a Topic, Determining Audience, Thesis Statements,

Drafting/Writing/Composing   

• READ all your notes and ideas, then RE-read your notes. Repetition of note reading promotes information ownership and therefore real learning, enabling better writing through cognitive understanding of the content. 

• Follow your outline where you have organized your thoughts and notes for writing

• Write a rough draft using all notes and ideas in an orderly manner by blending new information gathered in notes with prior knowledge. 

• Use transition words to logically connect notes and create a new way of presenting information.

• Focus on the content, not the mechanics

• Our school strongly encourages you to begin every writing task in Google docs/drive

• More composing links: 1) Aims CC Online writing Lab Freewriting, Topic Sentences, Body Paragraphs, Introductions, Conclusions. 2) The Writer's Web based on Bloom's, Writing Effective Conclusions,

Revising the content      

• Re-READ your paper! Does it make sense?

• Use a peer editor or participate in an editing activity to help identify ways to change the content

• Re-write sentences, paragraphs, or sections of the paper that require changes in content

• More revising links: 1) OWL Steps for Revising your Paper, 2)Aims CC Online Writing Lab Revision. 3) Writer's Web: Clarity and Style, 4) OWL Revision/Grammar,

Editing /Proofreading the mechanics      

• Re-READ your paper again! 

• Use a peer editor or participate in an editing activity to help identify mechanical errors.

• Correct errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

  • Punctuation errors with quotation marks can be especially challenging.

• More editing links: 1) Writer's Web: Sentence Structure and Mechanics, The Writer's Handbook Grammar and Punctuation, wonderful resource for grammar, understanding Abbreviations.

Publishing    

• Type in Google docs/drive if appropriate for your project, following required font style and size. Use Research Tools in Google docs as needed: View YouTube video.

• Share electronically or via Author's Chair in classroom  

• Display in classroom or school 

• Creative project

• Technology project

  • Science Fair or History Day project  

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