Writing Prompt and Essay

Writing Process

The Writing Process

Step 1: Prewriting

Step 2: Rough Draft

Step 3: Revise

Step 4: Edit

Step 5: Publish

Multiple Choice

Hey Aria, Jackson, and Samuel! Can you figure out the first step in the writing process?

• Edit

• Prewriting

• Publish

• Revise

Step 1: prewriting

Prewriting techniques:

●Freewriting - sitting down and writing whatever comes into your mind about a topic.

●Questioning - write down a series of questions and answers about it.
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

●Brainstorming or List making - make a list of ideas and details that could go into your essay.

●Mapping or Clustering - take the most important word or phrase from you essay and write it in the middle of your paper with a circle
around it. Then, think of the key points related to that subject. Write each of these in circles that surround the central topic and connect
to it by lines.

Step 2: Writing a rough draft

A THESIS STATEMENT should show exactly what your paper will be about, and will help you keep your paper to a manageable topic.

Thesis Statement Formula

Information from prompt (topic). + your 3 details about the prompt’s answer = thesis

•One goal I want to accomplish is to ______ because ___(1 detail), ______(1 detail), and _____(1 detail).

Multiple Choice

Imagine Daniel is drafting his first big essay. What is the purpose of a thesis statement in his rough draft?

• To summarize the conclusion of the paper

• To show exactly what the paper will be about and keep it to a manageable topic

• To outline the main points of the paper

• To introduce the background information

Multiple Choice

Ethan just finished his 'Rough Draft' for his exciting story about space adventures. What should he focus on next in the writing process?

• Prewriting

• Edit

• Publish

• Revise

Revision

In the revision step, revising students will be moving, adding, deleting, and
rewording the content.

 

Revising

Revising is as much as a stage in the writing process as all the others.

Revising means that you rewrite a paper, building upon what has been done, to make it stronger and better.

A typical revision means writing at least one or two more drafts, adding, and omitting details, organizing more clearly, and beginning to correct
spelling, and grammar.

A = add sentences or words to improve your writing
R = remove unneeded or extra words or sentences
M = move words, sentences or paragraphs so your writing makes sense
S = substitute words or punctuation

Editing

Editing means checking a paper carefully for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other errors.

You are ready for this stage when you know that your point is clear, your supporting details are good, and your paper is well organized.

At this stage you MUST READ YOUR PAPER OUT LOUD to yourself.

Multiple Choice

Imagine Aria has just finished writing a story. What is the final step she should take in the writing process?

• Edit

• Publish

• Revise

• Rough Draft

Publishing – The Last Stage

Lastly, you have to publish your essay.

For you in this class, this means submitting your final, TYPED, essay into Canvas.

You must make sure, you have

●Typed your paper

●Indented for each paragraph