The Writing Process

1. The Writing Process Mrs. Streetman Unit 2

2. Prewriting • Brainstorm- get your ideas out (circle map) • Organize- choose the ideas you want to write about from your brainstorm and make a plan for your paper (tree map)

3. Drafting • Write your ideas from your plan (tree map) into sentences and paragraphs. • You will make mistakes! We will fix them later • Spell the best you can! • Skip lines

4. Revising • Make your draft better • Use your red pen • Remember ARMS- Add, Remove, Move, Substitute

5. Add • Hooks and Introductions • Topic Sentences • Transition words • Elaborate- details to make your ideas clear • Conclusion section or statement • Remove any sentence that does not stay on topic in your writing. “Squirrel” • Move any sentences to a different paragraph if it fits better with the paragraph’s main idea or category. • Substitute • Exciting words • Specific vocabulary • Strong verbs • Vivid adjective and adverbs • A few simple sentences for compound or complex sentences

6. Edit • Fix your mistakes! • Use a red pen • Remember CUPS- Capitalize, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling

7. Capitalize • First word in each sentence • Proper nouns • The pronoun I • Usage • Subject verb agreement • Verb tense • Punctuation • End marks, commas, quotation marks, apostrophes • Spelling • Important words • Use a dictionary

8. Publish • Neat copy for your reader • Rewrite • Put in changes from revising and editing • Be careful not to make new mistakes • Neat handwriting • Do not skip lines!