Process Writing

Process Writing Prepared and presented by Mary Jane Kurabinski NJ Department of Education

What is Process Writing? • a continual movement among the different steps of the writing model • a fluid process created by writers as they write • a way to become a writer through writing

5 Stages of the Model • Prewriting • Drafting • Revising • Editing • Publishing

Prewriting • Planning • Gathering information • Graphic organizers • Brainstorming

Drafting • Rough draft/”sloppy copy” • Purpose, Audience, Genre • Composition

“Don’t write about man, write about a man.” - E. B. White

Revising • Improving the first draft • Rereading • Sharing with a partner or small group • Conferencing with the teacher

“Don’t say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.” - Mark Twain

Revising • Focusing on the revisions • Word selection • Sentences • Organization of the total piece of writing

Editing • Correcting mechanical errors • Being accountable against a “list of unacceptable errors”

Publishing • Informal vs. Formal • Newsletter • Bulletin Board • Contests • Recording of writing • Illustrating/performing the writing • Class book/anthology • Reading to principal • Literacy/Family night to showcase work

Writing Workshop • Block of time – every day for students to write using the process • Mini-lessons • Conferencing and individualized instruction based on student’s • background • interests • perceptions • ideas, etc.

Mini-lessons • Categories of lessons (Atwell, p. 153) • Procedural (rules, routines) • Craft (what author’s consider when they write) • Conventions (what we need to do to be understood) • Strategies of good writers

Figurative language Main character development Sequels Voice/point of view Author studies Types of writing Writer’s craft Mechanics Teacher-modeled writing (Be transparent!) Mini-lessons

Conferencing • Meet with child regularly • Discuss • Selection of topic • Improvement of work • Importance of work to the student/task • Related work • Value to the child’s portfolio • Next steps

What does the classroom look like? • During the mini-lesson • During the writing block • The rest of the day

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