Chapter Two The Writing Process

1. Chapter TwoThe Writing Process Exploring Writing John Langan

2. The Writing Process: Prewriting • Get downas manyideas and detailsas possibleabout your subject. • Deleteideas you don’t want in your paper andaddnew ideas that occur to you. • Shufflesupporting ideas around to find the best order.

3. The Writing Process:Writing Your First Draft • You can write out your first draftby handand then type it into the computer forrevision. • If you compose directly onto the screen, however, you can benefit from the computer’s special features:cut,pasteand copy.

4. The Writing Process:Revising • Substituting, adding,deleting,andrearrangingcan be done easily on the computer. • If you prefer, print out a hard copy of your file andrevise first in longhand.

5. The Writing Process: Editing and Proofreading Take sufficient time tocarefullyreview yourgrammar,punctuation, andspelling.