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The Writing Process:

An Overviewby

Tarasine A. Buck


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Warm-Up Writing

Task:

Create something with thelump of clay on your desk.

When you are finished, take 10

minutes to write about whatyou created and why.


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Questions for Discussion

Look at the ceramic jar. What stepswould you need to go through to

create something like this from alump of clay?

How do you think this is similar to

writing an essay?


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The Writing Process

Pre-Writing

Drafting

Editing

Polishing

Revising


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Pre-Writing Iby

Tarasine A. Buck


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Pre-Writing Techniques

Brainstorming

Discussing

Free WritingLooping

Listing

Outlining

ChartingMapping

How do you organize your ideas whenyou are preparing to write?


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Brainstorming

Brainstorming means thinking of as manyideas as possible in a short amount of time.

Write down your ideas so that you dontforget them.

Write down everything that comes to yourmind; dont worry about sorting out good

and bad ideas.Dont worry about spelling or grammar.


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Example of Brainstorming

Topic: What would I do with one milliondollars?

Travel--Europe, Asia, S. AmericaPay off our house

Share--give a scholarship, donate to charities

Buy a lot of books!Invest/save and let the interest grow


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Topics for Practice

Take 5 minutes to brainstormideas about the followingquestion:

What are some of the mostmemorable experiences of yourlife?


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Discussing

Discussing is similar to brainstorming, butyou do it with a partner or group.

Assign one person to write down the ideas.Write down everything that groupmembers say related to the topic; dontworry about sorting out good and bad

ideas.Dont worry about spelling or grammar.


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Topics for Practice

Take 5 minutes to discuss thefollowing question with a partner or

group:What do you think are the mostimportant events in a persons life?

(starting school, getting married,etc.) Why are they important?


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Free Writing

Free Writing is like pouring all of yourthoughts onto paper.

Dont take your pen off the page; keepwriting for the entire time.

If you dont know what to write, write Idont know what to write until you do.

Dont try to sort good and bad ideas.

Dont worry about spelling and grammar.


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Example of Free Writing

Topic: Describe the most beautiful place youve seen.

I remember climbing to the top of Smolenskiicathedral in autumn, the leaves of St. Petersburgon fire, like an ocean of gold red leaving mebreathless with its depth. Stretching out formiles and miles it was all I could see and suddenlythe grime and sorrow of the city was drowned with

beauty, Gods beauty, Gods love for everyone, hisartistic touch meant just for me at this moment.


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Topics for Practice

Free write for 5 minutes on thefollowing topic:

What is the most frighteningexperience you have ever had?


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Looping

Looping begins with free writing. It canhelp you narrow a topic.

Choose the best idea, word, or phrase fromwhat you wrote; underline or circle it.

Take that idea and begin free writingagain.

Repeat the process at least one more time.Follow all the rules for free writing.


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Example of Looping

Topic: Describe the most beautiful place youve seen.

I remember climbing to the top of Smolenskiicathedral in autumn, the leaves of St. Petersburgon fire, like an ocean of gold red leaving mebreathless with its depth. Stretching out formiles and miles it was all I could see and suddenlythe grime and sorrow of the city was drowned with

beauty, Gods beauty, Gods love for everyone, hisartistic touch meant just for me at this moment.


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Example of Looping(from circled part on previous slide)

We had seen hate rejection and fear in that city,dirt and grime and sorrow where people didntknow how clean a place could be, never seen a

different world. On top of the cathedral I saw thecity as it could be, should be, as God sees itspotential, baptized in gold-red fire of autumnleaves, burning away the outer shell of hardness,burning through to the hearts of people with truth

and happiness which they did not know, had neverseen a different world. I cried, beauty andoverwhelmingness and I must come down again.


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Topics for Practice

Look at what you wrote during thefreewriting exercise. Choose the

best idea, word, or phrase from whatyou wrote. Write about this for 5more minutes.

Repeat this step one more time.


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Pre-Writing IIby

Tarasine A. Buck


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Warm-Up Writing (1)

Think about the pre-writing techniques wediscussed yesterday (brainstorming,

discussing, free writing, and looping).Which of these techniques was easiest foryou?

Which was the best for organizing your

ideas?


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Warm-Up Writing

What was it like for you to cometo the U.S. for the first time?

Take 10 minutes to write aboutyour answer.


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Questions for Review

What are the steps in the writingprocess?

What pre-writing techniques didwe practice yesterday?


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Looping

Looping begins with free writing. It canhelp you narrow a topic.

Choose the best idea, word, or phrase fromwhat you wrote; underline or circle it.

Take that idea and begin free writingagain.

Repeat the process at least one more time.Follow all the rules for free writing.


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Example of Looping

Topic: Describe your favorite season and why youlike it.

Spring is daffodils blooming bright and burstingwith yellow sunshine in their petals they make mewant to sing with joy. The grass is green and thickand I love walking barefoot feeling each bladeagainst my skin. The sky is blue with soft white

clouds, I like to lay on my back and see pictures inthem, not feeling hurried or rushed but free.


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Example of Looping(from circled part on previous slide)

I love to take my time in spring, not to worryabout deadlines or appointments or assignmentsdue, just wandering through the beauty of nature.

I love to lie on my back in the grass and just soakin everything around me, the sky, the sun, thescent of the flowers, the warmth of the air. As achild I felt very free to spend time enjoying thespring, feeling the joy of new life bubbling through

my spirit. I remember feeling immensely happy,turning my eyes to heaven and shouting for joy.


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Topics for Practice

Look at what you wrote for yourwarm-up writing. Choose the best

idea, word, or phrase from what youwrote. Write about this for 5 moreminutes.

Repeat this step one more time.


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Listing

Listing is similar to brainstorming. Theidea is to write down as many things as

possible.Use single words or phrases, not sentences.

Listing works well for descriptive-typewriting.

Dont worry about spelling or sorting outgood and bad ideas.


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Example List

Topic: Describe your favorite room in thehouse/apartment where you live.

Kitchen/Dining AreaWhite tile, walls, countertops

Flood of sunlight

Healthy plants

Sturdy pine furniture

Glass door--view of lawn and trees


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Topics for Practice

Take 5 minutes to practice listing inresponse to the following topic:

Describe your bedroom in the house yougrew up in.


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Outlining

Outlining is a more organized form ofpre-writing than the others we discussed.

It can be used after you have generatedideas through brainstorming, free writing,or other pre-writing techniques.

It works well for structured types of

writing such as essays.You can use complete sentences, but youdont have to.


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Example Outline

I. Introduction: Internet dating has advantagesand disadvantages.

II. Advantages

a) meet people around the world

b) not based on appearance

III. Disadvantages

a) can you trust them?

b) may be too far away to meet in person

IV. Conclusion: Some success stories, but too risky


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Topics for Practice

Spend about 5 minutes creating anoutline based on the following topic:

Do you agree with the English Only policyat the ELC? What are the advantagesand disadvantages of this policy?


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Charting

Sometimes you will want to organize yourideas for writing in a chart.

Charting works very well for comparison/contrast writing or examining advantagesand disadvantages.

You can use many different kinds of

charts, depending on your topic and thekind of writing you are doing.


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Example Chart

Living with

Family

Living with

Roommates

Advantages May not pay rent

Meals

Different ages

More independence

Social interaction

Disadvantages Less independence

Rules

Rent

Cooking/ShoppingNoise


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Topics for Practice

Draw a chart to organize your ideasabout the following topic:

Compare the similarities and differencesbetween your city and Provo.


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Mapping

Mapping, sometimes called semantic/idea mapping or webbing, is another way

to organize your ideas.Start with your topic in the center, andbranch out from there with related ideas.

Use words and phrases, not complete

sentences.


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Example Map

My future

family

Raise healthy,

happy children

Stay close to

my husband

Make them

a priority

education

work

Eventually

get a PhD

Never stop

learning

Instill a love

of education

in my children

Learn to love

whatever work

I am doing

Use the skills I

have learned in

as many ways as

possible

Stay at home

while raisingchildren


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Topics for Practice

Draw a map to organize your ideasabout the following topic:

What are some things that you havelearned in your life so far?

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