WRITING:WRITING:A TOOL TO EXPRESS A TOOL TO EXPRESS

YOUR KNOWLEDGEYOUR KNOWLEDGE

FUNDADESARROLLO, FUNDADESARROLLO,

FEBRUARY, 2007FEBRUARY, 2007

BEATRIZ MANRIQUE U.BEATRIZ MANRIQUE U.

THE

WRITING

PROCESS?

1.MOTIVATION TO WRITE

2.GETTING IDEAS

3. PLANNING AND OUTLINING

4. MAKING NOTES

5. MAKING A FIRST DRAFT

6. REVISING, PLANNING, REDRAFTING

7. EDITING

MOTIVATION TO WRITE

GETTING IDEAS

PLANNING AND OUTLINING

MAKING NOTES

MAKING A FIRST DRAFT

REVISING –PLANNING -REDRAFTING

EDITING AND GETTING READY FOR PUBLICATION

MOTIVATION TO WRITE

GETTING IDEAS

PLANNING AND OUTLINING

MAKING NOTES

MAKING A FIRST DRAFT

REVISING –PLANNING -REDRAFTING

EDITING AND GETTING READY FOR PUBLICATION

SPONTANEOUS

A postcard

A memo to a colleague

An academic paper PLANNED

THREE STAGES

OF THE

PROCESS

FIRST STAGEFIRST STAGE

PRE – WRITING:PRE – WRITING:

a. PURPOSE OF YOUR WRITING

b. POSSIBLE AUDIENCE/READERS

SECOND STAGE:

WRITING AND REWRITING

PROCESS INTERRUPTED BY: READ OVER AND REVIEW; APPRECIATE HOW THE TEXT IS DEVELOPPING; REVISE PLANS; ADD NEW IDEAS OR REARRANGE THE ONES ALREADY WRITTEN.

reviewing, replanning, revising,…

CREATE THE FIRST DRAFT

CONCENTRATE ON GETTING THE CONTENT RIGHT LEAVE DETAILS FOR LATER

(spelling, punctuation, grammar)

• Invention

• Collection

• Organization

• Drafting

• Revising

• Proofreading

SECOND STAGE:WRITING AND REWRITING

THIRD STAGE :

EDITINGREADING THROUGH AND TRYING TO APPLY A READER´S PERSPECTIVE TO ASSESS CLARITY IN THE LINE OF THOUGHT

NOT ONLY CHECK DETAILS, BUT ALSO RETHINK AND REORGANIZE

1. PRE – WRITING

2. WRITING AND REWRITING

3. EDITING

Everyone has a writing process.What is yours?

Why do you need a writing process?

• It can help writers to organize their thoughts.

• It can help writers to avoid frustration and procrastination.

• It can help writers to use their time productively and efficiently.