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Making a playlist

Analogy for . . .

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One sheet of notebook paper with a heading.

Title your paper: MY MUSIC PLAYLIST

YOU NEED:

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Purpose: Make a music playlist

Audience: Yourself

Genre: Any genre

Step 1

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Make a list of every song you LOVE.

Now, choose your TOP TEN songs. Circle or highlight your TOP TEN.

Step 2

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Now, put your top ten songs playlist in a purposeful listening order.

Step 3

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Write the title of song #1 and explain why it is one of your favorites.

Consider your explanations; think about any special memories, experiences, or people you associate with the song.

Limit your explanation to 2 – 3 sentences.

REPEAT this step for each song in your playlist.

Explain why these songs belong . . .

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Think about why you put the songs in the order you did. Thinking about each song on the playlist, do you notice a theme? Is there a connecting thread or does your playlist seem random or unconnected? Explain.

Now, explain the order of your playlist. You were asked earlier to put your songs in a purposeful listening order, now explain why your ordered the songs the way you did.

Share your playlist with a friend and get feedback about your song choices and the playlist order. Would they change anything?

Step 4

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Repeat after me: “I promise Not to Listen to any song On my playlist For the next 5 days.”

Step 5

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Are you still completely satisfied with your songs and how your ordered your playlist?

Remove two songs.Add one new song. After you’ve made these changes, does

your playlist need to be reordered? Share your playlist with a friend and get

feedback?

Step 6

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Check song titles for possible capitalization or spelling errors.

Put song titles in quotation marks. Give credit to artists and check

capitalization and spelling.◦ EXAMPLE: “Last Friday Night” by Katy Perry

Create a title for your playlist and underline the title.

Step 7

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Share with a friend or small group the first 30 seconds of each song.

Step 8

The Writing Process

Writing is a Journey

Writing is a journey – there is a beginning, a middle, and an end. It is very important not to skip or rush any step of the process.

8 Steps of the Writing Process1. Planning2. Prewriting3. Initial Drafting 4. Continued Drafting 5. Cooling Off 6. Revising 7. Editing 8. Publishing

Step 1 – Planning

Identify your purposeIdentify your topicIdentify your format

◦ Personal Letter◦ Business Letter◦ Narrative Essay◦ Short Story◦ Research Paper

Identify your audience

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Step 2 - Prewriting

*Think of prewriting as:

A collection of ideasLooking for inspirationGet the writing juices flowingNarrowing your topicThinking about and writing down ideas

Ideas about writing can come from anywhere

and anything

Step 3 – Initial Drafting

At this step you are:Beginning to writeOrganizing ideasElaborating on your topic

Step 4 – Continued Drafting At the continued drafting stage, you

are making connections between paragraphs.

Develop clear, logical transitions from one idea to the next.

Add detail for your reader Continue to develop ideas, always

with your reader in mind.

Step 5 – Cooling Off Step away from your writing piece for

at least several days When you come back to your writing,

you will read your work as a “reader” not the “writer”

Step 6 - Revising Revising / Rewriting / Changing This is the longest part of the journey. Now you are getting the words right Making the meaning clear Crafting better sentences Adding detail and imagery where

necessary

Step 7 - Editing

Editing / Checking / Correcting◦ This is the technical step of the writing

process: Fix spelling errors Fix punctuation errors Let others read and make suggestions

Step 8 - Publishing

You made it; you’re almost finished!◦ Publishing: to have one’s written work made

available for public view You should ALWAYS conduct one final

proofread before publishing your work.

My suggestion is to always read your work ALOUD before handing it in for grading.

You will catch “unseen” errors when you read your writing aloud – I promise it works!

Quick Review Writing is a journey, a process There are 8 steps in the writing

process: Planning: what, why, who Prewriting: brainstorming ideas Drafting: ideas taking form Continued Drafting: connecting ideas,

detail, transitions Cooling Off: come back to writing with fresh

eyes Revising: checking for clarity, crafting

better sentences Editing: spelling, punctuation, feedback Publishing: making your writing available to

the public