The Writing Process

Steps in the Writing Process

Steps are: ON PRAXIS (list and describe the steps)

1 Prewriting2 Drafting3 Revising4 Editing5 Publication

Prewriting> Topic

> Audience

> Content

PrewritingTopic

Brainstorming words, ideasWebbingBright Ideas Book-when kids have stories that

interrupt class have them write it down in the “bright idea book” so they have ideas for creative writing time.

AudienceContent

PrewritingTopicAudience - Will you be writing for

classnewspaperhall bulletin board

Content

PrewritingTopicAudienceContent

What is the most important part of the composition that needs to be stressed?

Prewriting

Help students organize their thoughts.

Issue Issue

Issue Issue

Issue Issue

Story Frame

Beginning

Middle

End

Drafting

> “Getting It Down”> Rough Draft

SLOPPY COPY

Draft Copy

Put the students on the

computer at this stage.

Let them compose

at the keyboard.

Teachers need to model writing especially the rough draft copy.

We were just finishing up eating and

T

the phone call was just what we wanted to

A family with young children were

hear. Someone was anxious to have a

new puppy and we had three puppies.

Revising

> Conferencing> Refine Content> Sequence> Strong/ Weak Points

Revising

> Conferencing

Writer reads composition to:

the Teacher &/or

Peers> Refine Content> Strong/ Weak Points

Revising

> Conferencing > Refine Content

Students may be making changes as they read the composition.

Student may ask opinion.> Strong/ Weak Points

Revising

> Conferencing > Refine Content> Strong/ Weak Points

Use the sandwich approach

Be specific

Teach do not preach

Ask questions rather than spout rules

Strong/ Weak PointsQuestions like:> If you would draw three pictures of your story, what

would they be and what would happen first, second, and third?

> When you picture this story in your mind. What colors do you see, or size, or whatever?

> What do you think is the most important fact in your essay?

> What happened between paragraph 2 and paragraph 3?

> What do you like about your story?> How did you select this topic?

Editing

> Punctuation> Spelling-don’t expect a kindergartner to

spell “pregnant”> Complete Sentences

Editing:Strategy

C Capitals

O Overall Appearance (organization-indenting, etc.)

P Punctuation

S Spelling

don’t spell out word; have them circle 4-5 words that they think are spelled wrong; give positive first then tell student what they did wrong for spelling.

COPS

COPS

COPS

COPS

Publication-story that students want to read or show off.

Publication

Publish in a variety of ways andfor a variety of audiences.

• Make books

• Hang on bulletin boards

• Hang in halls

• Read to administrators

• Read to other classes

• Internet

• Check out stories in the library

• School newspaper

• Local newspaper

• Student magazines

• Teacher magazines

Step are …. But

1 Prewriting2 Drafting3 Revising4 Editing5 Publication

The Writing Process is Recursive.

Poetry: On Praxis Couplet

– Two people write a COUPLE of lines of a rhyming poem.– Ex. The playful raccoon

flew in a hot air balloon. Triplet

– Three people write three lines of a rhyming poem.– Ex. The playful raccoon

flew in a hot air balloon

while going through a typhoon. Limerick

– Five lines where lines 1, 2, & 5 rhyme and shorter lines 3 & 4 rhyme.– Beginning of poem……………..A

Line two…………………………A

Line three……B

Line four……..B

Last line………………………….A

Poetry Continued

Sinquain-5 lines– Line 1: a noun; line 2: two adjectives describing the noun;

line 3: three action words; line 4: four words (statement); line 5: can be a synonym, antonym, or any type of relation to the first word (noun).

– Ex. Cat

Furry, Fun

Pouncing, Creeping, Sneaking

Into the garbage can

Meow

Poetry Continued

Haiku-(5-7-5)– Line 1: 5 syllables; line 2: 7 syllables; line

3: 5 syllables.– Ex. Flowers burst open (5)

Rain pitter patters on plants (7)

Spring has now begun (5)

Poetry Continued

100 Words– Give students a 100 word list have them

randomly circle 5 words each in groups of two. Then they write a poem using the 10 selected words.