THE WRITING PROCESS

Argumentative Writing

PREWRITNG

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rewritng refers to all the thinking and planning you do before you

write your first draft.

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t includes thinking about your purpose, gathering information,

choosing a form, making a plan, and deciding who your audience

will be.

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irst step is to brainstorm a topic

WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT

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riting the first draft means getting all your ideas

down on paper.

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ou will be writing multiple drafts.

REVISING

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evising means changing and improving your writing. It’s

an opportunity to think about what you’ve written and then

add, cut, or change ideas.

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eer editing groups will be created

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QS (Praise, Questions and Suggestions) will be used.

EDITING AND PROOFREADING

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efers to the final changes you make in your writing.

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t’s a careful line-by-line check of your writing to

catch and correct any errors.

PUBLISHING

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ublishing is a way of sharing your writing.

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t includes everything from posting your writing on

the wall of your classroom to sharing it on the

internet.