The Writing Process

1. The Writing Process

2. Pre-Writing Publishing Writing Editing Evaluating Revising

3. Pre-Writing • First, ask yourself some questions … • What is the purpose of your writing project? • Who is the audience for your writing project? • What form will your writing project take? • Letter • Poem • Short Story • Essay • Other … then brainstorm ideas! Previous Step | Back to beginning | Next Step

4. Writing Write your first draft! • Things to think about: • Organization • Word choice • Sentence fluency • Voice Previous Step | Back to beginning | Next Step

5. Evaluating Self-evaluation: What’s working? What’s not? Will this reach my audience? How can I make it better? Am I accomplishing my purpose? Teacher/Peer Conferences: Get feedback from others! Ask for constructive criticism! Get a “fresh set of eyes.” But remember, it’s still your writing! Previous Step | Back to beginning | Next Step

6. Revising • Using feedback from others • and your own self-evaluation • Reorganize (if necessary) • Dig deeper • Add more detail • Be intentional • Refine • Clarify Previous Step | Back to beginning | Next Step

7. Editing • Writing Conventions • Spelling • Grammar • Punctuation Even professional writers frequently go back and forth between the evaluating, revising, and editing stages. Don’t get frustrated if you have to do the same thing! Previous Step | Back to beginning | Next Step

8. Publishing • Share your writing! • You’ve worked hard to move through the steps of the writing process: pre-writing, • writing, evaluating, revising, and editing. Now it’s time to publish your work. There are a lot of ways to share your writing! • Print it out and share it with your friends • Hand it in for your teacher to read • Post it on a bulleting board • Share it online • Give a reading • Submit it to a magazine Previous Step | Back to beginning | Next Step