The Writing Process

Select the 5 steps of the writing process in the correct order.

• Brainstorming, Rough Draft, Revising, Editing, Publishing

• Rough Draft, Revising, Editing, Correcting, Punctuation

• Brainstorming, Rough Draft, Editing, Spelling, Punctuation

• Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, Publishing

• Prewriting, Drafting, Editing, Revising, Publishing

Prewriting is...

• Brainstorming

• Taking Notes

• Outlining

• Giving Interviews

• All of the above

Drafting is...

• writing down all your ideas with correct grammar, but spelling and punctuation doesn't count

• writing down your ideas with spelling being perfect but grammar doesn't count

• writing down all your ideas with perfect spelling, grammar, and in the perfect order, ready to be published

• writing down your ideas, not worrying about perfect grammar or spelling because you can fix it later

• writing down your ideas in a list or a bubble chart

Revising is...

• fixing spelling

• fixing grammar

• fixing organization and details

• fixing capitals and punctuation

Editing is...

• when your ideas aren't clear, so you add or take away words to make them clearer

• when you check for mistakes of grammar or spelling

• when you add, change, or delete words to make the story stronger

• when you decide if you need new characters or if you can get rid of characters

Publishing is...

• putting your work out there for the world to see

• getting a book deal and making lots of money

• writing your final draft with a red pen

• typing really fast and printing it with a picture

Going through your work and checking to make sure all the names have capital letters is part of which step of the writing process?

• Editing

• Revising

• Drafting

• Prewriting

• Publishing

Going through your work and eliminating run-on sentences is part of which step of the writing process?

• Editing

• Revising

• Drafting

• Prewriting

• Publishing

Going through your work and adding better adjectives is part of which step of the writing process?

• Editing

• Revising

• Drafting

• Prewriting

• Publishing

Going through your work with a partner to check if your writing is clear to the reader is part of which step of the writing process?

• Editing

• Revising

• Drafting

• Prewriting

• Publishing