Unit 2 The Writing Process

1. Unit 2The Writing Process Ms. Smith 7th Grade Language Arts

2. What’s the difference? • Presents • Presence

3. What would you write about?

4. What would you write about?

5. Unit 2 Objectives During this unit, all students will… • Understand the five stages of the writing process; • Apply those stages to the five stages of different types of writing.

6. Unit 2 The Writing Process Group Activity – Quiz Grade • You will be working in groups to create a poster of the five stages of the writing process. • Use pages 46-48 of your textbook. • Brainstorm to develop a list of ways to show the writing process visually. • Create visual drafts of your topic.

7. Unit 2 - The Writing Process • As a group, go over the drafts, revise them, and edit them. • Assemble your posters to display in the classroom. • Remember…decide WHO is doing WHAT!

8. Unit 2 The Writing Process • The five stages of the writing process. • Prewriting is the stage you find and explore ideas. • You decide on a topic to write about. • You decide on your audience. • You decide the overall purpose of your writing.

9. Unit 2 – The Writing Process • Drafting is transforming your thoughts, words, and phrases into sentences and paragraphs. • Revising is looking at your writing to be sure it is clear and organized. • Read what you wrote with a partner. • “Does it make sense?” • “Are my ideas in a sensible order?”

10. Unit 2 – Writing Process • Editing/Proofreading focuses on the mechanics of your writing. • Make sure words are spelled correctly. • Make sure punctuation is correct. • Make sure grammar is correct. • Publishing/Presenting is the last stage of writing where you present your work to an audience.

11. Unit 2 The Writing Process • Audience could be: • Your teacher • Your classmates • A newspaper audience • A speech

12. When writing… • You need a source of inspiration! • Inspiration comes from the Latin word inspirare, which means “breathing in.” • How do sights, sounds, and smells inspire writers?

13. Group Activity • In your groups, discuss the challenges you have when writing. • Suggest ways your classmates may be able to approach the challenges. • Write down three of the challenges and solutions that others suggested.

14. Find a topic… • Take some time to find a topic you would like to write about. • You will be working with this topic through a series of lessons as you move through the writing process.