The Writing Process

Who is my

audience?

Who is my

audience?

What is my

subject &

purpose?

Planning

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Common Pre-Writing Formats

Web

Graphic Organizers

rando

m

ideas

all ove

ra

page

Brainstorm

Pictures

Writing

first copy

sloppy copy

rough draft

Getting FeedbackConferen

cing

Conferen

cing

In this

stage, y

ou

conferen

ce with

classmat

es and y

our

teachers

to find

ways to

improve

your wri

ting.

Is it clear?

Does it make sense?

Does it flow?

Do my ideas support my

main topic?

Revising is about improving the content of your writing. The focus at this stage is on your ideas and how you organize

them.

Re-writing

Ideas

Re-organizing

Clarifying

Refining

Using precise language

ProofreadingEdi

ting

Check for & make corrections:

sentence structure grammar capitalization punctuation spelling

Editing/ Proofreading Marks

Sharing with Others

The Writing Process

Editing

ConferencingConferencing

In this stage,

you

conference wit

h

classmates and

your

teachers to fi

nd

ways to improv

e your

writing.