Writing Process Notions

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Writing Process Notions

1. Prewriting: gathering and organizing ideas for a composition

a. Step 1.1: BRAINSTORMINGi. Look at the topic and try to collect information

1. Listing

2. Clustering

3. Questionning

b. Step 1.2: OUTLINING

i. Before you start listing your ideas, you need to define your

purpose. Then, you can make a list of your best ideas. Put them

in order that makes sense. Don’t forget that each main idea

refers to a paragraph.

2. Drafting:

a. Now it’s time to start writing your text. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It is only a

draft and needs to be improved. So, you are allowed to make mistakes.

i. Work from your outline. Use your outline and add new ideas

as you go along if it is necessary. Audience + purpose =

fundamental

ii. Let the words flow. Write quickly. Don’t worry about

neatness. Don’t be afraid to cross out words, leave blank spaces,

or move things around. Don’t stop because of mistakes.

iii. Start anywhere. When a good idea pops up in your head,

write it down immediately, even if it’s about the middle of the

story. You can fill out the empty parts later.

iv. Jump around if necessary. When ideas rush to your head,

make a few notes here and there.

v. Do more prewriting. If you get stuck, work on your prewriting

some more and sometimes you may also need to adjust your

plan (brainstorming and outline).

vi. Write on every other line. Give yourself room for making

changes.



vii. Leave your draft aside. When nothing seems to work, put

your draft away for a while. A day’s rest will allow you to look at

it with fresher eyes.

3. Revising

a. The revising part is one step to the final product. Do not be afraid to use a pen and

to cross out, add and shift words or sentences.

i. Reread with a fresh eye. Try to look at your draft as if it was

written by someone else. What do you like? What could be

better? What should be cut out?

ii. Consider purpose and audience. How can you make your

composition achieve its purpose better? Is there any way you

can make it more appealing to your audience?iii. Find another eye. Ask a friend or relative for comments.

iv. Expand your best ideas. Develop interesting parts and

descriptions with more details, examples, and incidents.

v. Cut out unnecessary parts. Weed out, or rewrite, parts that

lack appeal or are unrelated to the main idea.

vi. Check you writing style. Consider these:

0 - Which long, rambling sentences could be broken up?1 - Which short, choppy sentences could be combined?2 - Where can I use vivid words instead of dull ones?3 - Have I used transition words to make the order clear?4 - Does every paragraph have a main idea?

- How can I vary my sentence beginnings?

4. Proofreading

a. Before handing in your text, it is important to correct your mistakes.

i. Check for errors. Pay special attention to the following details:

0 - spelling (use a dictionary)1 - punctuation

2 - capitalization3 - plurals

4 - verb tenses

ii. Look at one line at a time. Take the time to look carefully at

each sentence. Start by the end of your text.

iii. Go through your draft several times. Go over your text

when you’re well rested. A checklist may be useful to guide you



finding your mistakes.

iv. Find another eye. Ask a friend or relative to check your paper.

5. Publishing

a. Finally, you’re done!!!! You can publish your text in different way; news paper,

internet, journal prompts or entry, book report, magazine, and so on.i. Add a title and heading to your final draft

ii. Make a neat copy.

iii. Proofread one last time.

iv. Find a way to make the writing public

6. Editing

a. The editing part is done with your writing. You should ask other people’s opinion

to help you to improve yourself. There are different kind of peer-evaluation

feedback grids that can help to provide great comments and being fair with the

person you are evaluating.

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