The Writing Process POWER

All of these questions should be asked during the planning phase of the writing process except:

• What am I being asked to write?

• Who is the audience for my essay?

• What do I want to accomplish in my essay?

• What ideas should I include in my first paragraph?

Jenna is looking up information for a report on the solar system. She is engaged in which phase of the writing process?

• planning

• organizing

• writing

• revising

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Which is a true statement about rewriting?

• Rewriting should occur before the editing phase.

• An essay may need to be rewritten more than once.

• Rewriting is only needed when writing informative essays.

• An essay should be rewritten by someone other than the initial writer.

The most important part of the writing phase is to:

• Make sure all words are spelled correctly.

• Get main ideas down on paper.

• Decide what you want to write about.

• Find the best words to describe things.

The E in the POWER writing model stands for ________.

• edit

• elaborate

• establish

• explain

Leon is writing an essay about healthy eating. How should he organize his essay to most effectively present his ideas?

• He should include examples only for his best ideas.

• He should sprinkle his best ideas throughout his essay.

• He should start with weak ideas and build toward the best ideas.

• He should include his best ideas at the beginning and the end.

Eva and James are meeting to brainstorm ideas for a paper for their history class. They are engaged in which phase of the writing process?

• planning

• Organizing

• Writing

• Revising

All of the following tasks are typically part of the revision process except:

• correcting grammatical errors

• researching the intended audience

• adding facts to strengthen an argument

• reading the essay aloud to identify awkward phrases

Tyler has completed his draft. He has reread it and made corrections. There are not any misspelled words or grammatical errors, and he is ready to share his writing. Which stage of the writing process does it sound like Tyler is in?

• Editing
• Revision
• Publishing
• Drafting

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CCSS.L.4.2D

CCSS.W.4.5

There are ____ steps in the Writing Process.

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

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CCSS.RI.3.3