The Writing Process

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The Writing Process
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5 Steps in the Writing Process

1. Prewriting
2. Drafting
3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Presenting

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Prewriting

• A. Find a topic
• 2 ways to find a topic
• Brainstorming
• Freewriting

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Prewriting

• B. Find ideas or gather information
• 2 ways to find ideas
• 1.Brainstorming about that topic
• 2. Clustering or webbing

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Prewriting

• C. Organize ideas
• 3 ways to organize information
• 1. Chronological Order
• 2. Spatial Order
• 3. Order of importance

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Chronological Order

• Time order
• Examples
• First, Next, Then
• Afternoon, midnight, dawn
• January, winter, next year
• Time does not mean December 3rd, 2007 at 930 am.

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Spatial Order

• Location Order
• Examples
• Behind, above, across

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Order of Importance

• Most important to least important
• OR
• Least important to most important
• Examples
• In addition, for example, furthermore

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Prewriting

• AudienceWho will read my paper?
• Be specific
• What gender?
• What age?
• What interests do they have?
• What educational level?

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Prewriting

• PurposeWhy am I writing?
• 1.Describe an object, person, or event
• 2. Inform or Explain
• 3. Persuade
• 4. To tell a story

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Review
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Steps in Prewriting

1. Find a topic
2. Gather ideas or information about that topic
3. Organize ideas
4. Who is your audience?
5. What is your purpose?