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The Writing Process Introduction Prewriting Writing Revising Publishing Your Turn: Describe the writing process

The Writing Process Introduction Prewriting Writing Revising Publishing Your Turn: Describe the writing process

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The Writing Process

Introduction

Prewriting

Writing

Revising

Publishing

Your Turn: Describe the writing process

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Introduction

Have you ever watched someone make pottery? Build a birdhouse? Cook a fancy meal? Doing these things well takes time, planning, and concentration.

It’s the same with writing. Good text must be carefully planned and properly put together.

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Introduction

Writing is a process, done in stages or steps, each of which builds on the ones that came before.

Prewriting

Writing

Revising

Publishing

There are four stages to the writing process:

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Prewriting

The Prewriting stage is where you build the foundation for your writing project. You choose and explore a topic, consider your purpose and audience, and generate and organize your ideas.

Putting thought and effort into this stage will pay off later when it’s time to draft your paper.

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Prewriting

If you are interested in your topic the writing process will be easier and you will get better results!

Sometimes you will choose a topic for your writing; at other times you’ll be assigned a topic. In either case, try to find an aspect of your topic that you find interesting.

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Prewriting

Along with your topic, consider the form of your writing.

Each has its own standards and requirements.

Are you writing an essay, a letter, a narrative, a newspaper article?

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Prewriting

Be clear on the purpose of your writing.

Understanding your purpose and remembering it as you write is essential to achieving the goals of your writing.

Ask yourself some questions:

What am I trying to accomplish?

Am I writing to convince, inform, or entertain my

readers?

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Prewriting

Identify your audience! The audience is the person or persons who will be reading what you write.

Keep your audience in mind as you select details, develop support, and choose the language for your writing. This will ensure that your final product will appeal to the people for whom it is intended.

Ask yourself:

What are they like? How can I make the best

impression on them through my writing?

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Prewriting

Now begin to gather information on your topic. How you do this will depend on the type of writing you are doing.

Be thorough, but don’t forget that you can gather more information later if necessary.

You may need to do research, make observations in person, jot down details from memory, or interview people.

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Prewriting

Once you’ve collected your information, create a plan to organize it. Consider creating an outline or graphic organizer to get your information into shape.

Choose an organizational method that fits your topic and form of writing. Arrange your ideas and details in the order that will best present them. Plot the ways these ideas and details relate to one another.

Supporting Detail 1

Main Idea

Supporting Detail 2

Supporting Detail 3

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Writing

In the writing (or drafting) stage you take the work that you did in prewriting and develop the first draft of your composition.

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Writing

First, draft an introduction that will grab your readers’ attention and familiarize them with your subject. Give whatever background information will be needed for them to understand the rest of your paper.

Your thesis, or main idea, will often appear in your introduction.

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Writing

Now proceed with the body of your paper. Follow your organizational plan so that your writing remains focused, but be prepared to modify your plan as new ideas and better ways of presenting them occur to you.

Remember: You don’t have to make your text perfect the first time through. Review and revision will come later.

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Writing

Wrap up your paper with a conclusion. This part of your text will often include a restatement of your thesis. You can close your paper with a final image, thought, or reflection that will leave your reader with something to think about.

The conclusion is your last chance to make an impression on your reader!

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Revising

Once you’ve finished your first draft, evaluate and revise your work. Read your paper at least twice.

Identify what is good and what needs improvement in your work, and revise it.

During the first reading, consider the content and organization of your work.

Is your main idea clearly presented?

Have you included enough information on your topic?

Are your ideas in an order that makes sense?

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Revising

During your second reading, concentrate on your style—the word choice and sentence structure in your writing.

Ask yourself:

Remember: Even if your ideas are good, poor style will make your work uninteresting!

Have I used a variety of types of sentences?

Are my thoughts expressed clearly?

Is my language specific?

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Publishing

To publish your writing means to share it with the audience for whom it was intended.

Prepare for publishing by proofreading your work to eliminate mistakes in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Little mistakes can ruin the impact of well-crafted writing.

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Publishing

Some writers find it hard to proofread their own writing. Consider sharing your work with someone else or finding a “proofreading partner” with whom you can swap papers.

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Publishing

Finally, reflect on your writing experience. Think about what you wrote and about the writing process itself. Ask yourself questions such as:

1. What did I learn from this assignment that can help me in future writing?

2. What mistakes will I avoid next time? 3. What were the strongest and weakest parts of my paper? What made them the strongest and weakest?4. What strategies did I use that I might use again in the future?

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Your Turn: Describe the writing process

Describe how you would follow the stages of the writing process if you were writing each of the following.

1. a persuasive essay

2. an autobiographical narrative

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