Journey of Words: Mastering the Writing Process

1. Writing Process Steps HOW THE WRITING PROCESS BEGINS Stand Alone Instructional Resource (StAIR) Language Arts Ms. Millin

2. Audience This resource is intended for 2nd Grade Elementary Language Arts student’s

3. Purpose: this is a stand alone instructional resource aimed at guiding students through the writing process step by step Objectives: • From this StAIR, the student will identify and understand the important steps of the writing process • By the next class period the students will be prepared for an in-class discussion and large group project aimed at reinforcing material covered in this StAIR.

4. Let’s Begin Click the box to watch a video on the writing process

5. Pre-write • Think about topic • Brainstorming and planning • Use words and ideas or show pictures • Choose purpose • Organize ideas

6. Drafting • Choose something from your list to write about • Write a story about it • Read your story to yourself and think about it • Read your story to others and ask them questions about your story

7. Revising • Think about what others said. • Change your story to make it better. • Rewrite and add your changes.

8. Editing • Make sure each sentence begin with a capital letter • Self, peer, and/ or teacher edit your work • Neatly rewrite or carefully retype your story

9. Publishing • Give your story a title • Illustrate if needed • Share story or make into book

10. Think you can remember them all ? Prewrite Drafting Revision Editing Publishing

11. In what step do you brainstorm ideas? • Prewrite • Drafting • Editing • Revision • Publishing

12. In what step do you Make sure each sentence begin with a capital letter? • Editing • Prewrite • Drafting • Publishing • Revision

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