How Do We Write?

We Follow a Writing Process There are 5 steps

5 steps of writing process

Prewriting

Drafting

Revising

Editing/Proofreading

Publishing/Presenting

Step 1: Prewriting

1. Generate ideas for topics A. Freewrite a. start with a word or topic and write whatever comes to mind for 5 minutes B. Brainstorm

a. create a word web, lists. Don’t use full sentences

I Believe Power of love

creativity

Prewriting

2. Narrow Your Topic A. Not too broad B. Not too Narrow

Goldilocks rule: “Just Right” • Examples• Too broad: Internet• Too Narrow: Checking Email last night• Good Topic: Spending less time on internet

Prewriting Narrowing Your Topic

1. Tips for narrowing topic Ask yourself: How strongly do I feel about this topic?Can I gather information about it? Is it too narrow?

Prewriting

• 3. Choose Your Purpose and Analyze Audience What is your purpose? Entertain, inform, persuade, reflect, describe.

• What is the main thing you want readers to know or learn?

• Why do I want to share this topic?

Prewriting

3. Who is your audience?• How much do they already know?• What are their interests? How can I help them

connect to the topic?

Prewriting

• 4. Organize Details • Use a graphic organizer such as a sequence

organizer to help collect and organize details. On internet parents,Daily friendsIgnored chores upsetAnd friends

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Prewriting recap

1. Get ideas2. Narrow ideas/topics 3. Determine Purpose and Audience4. Gather and Organize details

1. Generating Topics Practice

• Pick a word from the list below and brainstorm topics for a 5 paragraph paper

Starter Words• Embarrassing• Family• Favorite

• Funny moments• Hobbies• Dreams

Generating topics practice

• Write the word that you choose in the center of a web. List related ideas

Hobbies (you pick your own word)

Jewelry making

collecting photos

2. Choose a Topic

• Ask questions and narrow your topics• Try creating an inverted triangle. Write the

topic on top. In the next lines, write on smaller part of it. Keep making it smaller until you find a good writing topic.

Inverted Pyramid

• To narrow your topic hobbies collecting photos making scrapbooks

3. Determine purpose/audience

• Entertain: Share the time I won a scrapbook contest

• Explain: How to make a scrapbook• Persuade: Convince readers to make

scrapbooks. • Reflect: How winning scrapbook contest gave

me confidence

3. Determine Purpose/Audience

• Analyzing Audience• Decide who readers are and what their

background it. Make a chart: • What they know What the need to know

4. Gather and organize information and details

• Review topic, purpose and audience• Research• Write down details or complete sequence

organizer

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• Use natural, logical, timed order to record events

Drafting Stage

• Turn your prewriting plan into complete sentences and paragraphs (it’s hard, messy work – jot down notes in the side, write additions in margins, etc. )

• Organize ideas into a strong introduction that grabs readers’ attention, a body that supports the main point, and a conclusion that readers will remember.

Revising

• Clean up on Aisle Rough Draft! • You must clean up and improve your rough draft.• EVALUATE (JUDGE) what works and what Doesn’t work move sentences Around, delete, add,Cross out. Use RevisingChecklist on page 14 in book

Revising

• Revising ALWAYS uses 5 of the 6 writing traits of good writing

• 1. Ideas and Content• 2. Organization• 3. Sentence Fluency• 4 Word Choice• 5 Voice • (What trait is missing??????????????)

Editing and Proofreading

• Editing and Proofreading includes the final, 6th trait of good writing:

This means grammar, spelling, usage, punctuation, and mechanics. **Check out the checklist on page 17 in book and proofreading symbols on page 18

CONVENTIONS

Publishing and Presenting

(Whew! We’re finally done! – not so fast!)The last stage of writing process is publishing and presenting. • 1. make a final, error-free copy• 2 Turn it in on time to your teacher with all

rubrics, etc., that she asks for (this keeps your dear teacher happy!