The Writing Process

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The Writing Process
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What makes a sentence?

• A sentence is a complete thought
• Sentence must have a subject
• A sentence must have a verb

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Paraphrasing a Paragraph

• A paragraph focuses on one topic at a time.
• For example What a persons goals are
• A paragraph must be indented
• A paragraph must have 4-6 sentences

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A Perfect Paper

• To write a complete paper you must have at least
  5 paragraphs
• The first paragraph is the introduction
• The introduction needs to have a thesis or a
  sentence explaining what the paper is about
• The last paragraph is the conclusion
• The middle paragraphs are the body of the paper.

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5 steps to writing

• Prewriting- webbing or outlining
• Rough Draft- getting your ideas on paper
• Revise- remember your ARMS (add, remove, move,
  start over)
• Edit- find all those comma mistakes
• Publish- your final draft (It should be perfect!)

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Prewrite

• Web- looks like this
• -----?
• Outline
• Topic
• Ideas
• Ideas
• Example
• Idea
• Next Topic

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The purpose of prewriting is to organize your
thoughts.
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Rough Draft

• Now that you know what you are writing about,
  start writing
• Do not worry about- grammar errors,
  organizational error, or spelling errors.
• Just get your thoughts down!!!!

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Revising

• A- add. What do you need to add to the paper to
  make if flow better (think about transitions and
  any lack of facts)
• R- Remove- remove any unnecessary information
• M- Move- what information would go better in
  another spot. Make sure that all of your
  paragraphs are on the same topic.
• S- Start over. If you paper/paragraph isnt
  working start over

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Edit

• Errors to look for-
• Comma
• Spelling
• Other punctuation
• Word order
• Subject verb agreement
• When you are editing it is sometimes a good idea
  to read your paper backwards!

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Publishing

• This is your final draft make sure that it is
  perfect!