Mastering the Writing Process: From Brainstorming to Publishing

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 • Remember ARMS- Add, Remove, Move, Substitute

5. Add • Introduction with hook and overall topic sentence • Topic Sentences/Headings for sections • Transition words • Elaborate-add details to make your ideas clear • Conclusion • Remove any sentence that does not stay on topic in your writing. “Squirrel” • Move any sentence to a different paragraph if it fits better with the paragraph’s topic sentence. • Substitute • Specific vocabulary • A few simple sentences for compound or complex sentences

6. Edit • Fix your mistakes! • Remember CUPS- Capitalize, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling C- Capitalization U- Usage P- Punctuation S- Spelling

7. Capitalize • First word in each sentence • Proper nouns • The pronoun I • Usage • Complete sentences • Subject/verb agreement • Pronoun/antecedent 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!