WRITING PROCESS POSTERS

CREATED BY: MARLA ANN WEINSTEIN

Writing Process•Prewriting•Drafting•Revising•Editing•Publishing

1. Prewriting•Getting your ideas on paper: brainstorming

2. Drafting•Putting your thoughts and ideas together; paragraphs

3. Revising•Rearranging and rewriting sentences to make sense

4. Editing•Correcting punctuation and grammar; editing marks

5. Publishing•Presenting and sharing your work; final copy

Colorful Writing with Five Senses

Touch

See

Smell

Hear

Taste

delicious

sweetyummy

stickycold

fuzzy

hot

bumpy

saltysour

crackle

roarhowl

cheer

buzz

gloomy

spicy

sweetmoldy

musty

striped

shimmering

glossy

fragrant

glowing

Types of Writing

•Adventure•Biography•Fairy Tales•Fantasy•Legends

•Mystery•Myths•Personal Narratives•Poetry Collections•Science Fiction

Story Starters•My dream•My best day•My best birthday•My best vacation•My first friend•My first school memory•A school field trip•My first concert•Favorite family memory•My biggest surprise

•Friendly places•My idea of a fun weekend•A special birthday•Don’t liter!•My favorite foods•My best class ever•I’m happy when…•Games we play at recess•Some of my favorite books•Playing with pets

Editing & Proofreading Checklist1. Did you reread through your story?2. Did you begin each sentence with a capital letter?3. Did you check your spelling?4. Does each sentence end with correct punctuation?5. Did you capitalize your title?6. Did you illustrate your story?7. Did you try your very best?8. Congrats and good luck! ☺

Writing Process

5. Publishing

Putting your thoughts and ideas together; paragraphs

Getting your idea on paper; brainstorming

2. Drafting

4. Editing

3. Revising

1. Prewriting

Correcting punctuation and grammar; editing marks

Rearranging and rewriting sentences to make sense

Presenting and sharing your work