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The WRITING PROCESS

The WRITING PROCESS. First things first It’s Basic don’T get mIxed up tryinG tO Do It All At oNcE!. Writing as a Process. Writing can be approached as a thing, a PRODUCT We can also talk about WRITING as an ACTIVITY or PROCESS A process is a series of orderly steps for doing something.

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The WRITING PROCESS

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  1. The WRITING PROCESS First things first It’s Basic don’T get mIxed up tryinG tO Do It All At oNcE!

  2. Writing as a Process • Writing can be approached as a thing, a PRODUCT • We can also talk about WRITING as an ACTIVITY or PROCESS • A process is a series of orderly steps for doing something

  3. Following the steps... • The process involves alternating READING and WRITING • EVALUATING and GENERATING • “Writer’s Block” often involves trying to do various steps at the same time or out of order...

  4. STEP ONE: KNOW THE TASK • STEP 1: UNDERSTANDING THE TASK! You must go through the prompt (if one is given) and understand the component PARTS. • USE A PEN! • ANALYSIS! • Create a CHECKLIST for later.

  5. COMPONENTS! • com•po•nent (k€m pÖ¿n€nt) adj. • serving as one of the parts of a whole; constituent n. • 1a) an element or ingredient b) any of the main constituent parts, as of a high-fidelity sound system

  6. STEP 2: Generating Material! • STEP 2: Generating material (without censoring) • Brainstorming • Webbing • Free writing • Know the rules of each!

  7. STEP 3: Figure out an ORDER • STEP 3: ORGANIZING • figure out an order to your ideas , eliminate some (censoring allowed) • outlining • numbering • listing • You Have to have a REASON*

  8. STEP 4: Get a DRAFT down • STEP 4: DRAFTING • casting the material in sentences and paragraphs according to your ORGANIZATION and choice of STYLE

  9. Who’s Got STYLE? • A. STYLE come from the following questions • 1. Ask yourself: “What is my attitude towards this?” • 2. Ask Yourself: “Who is the audience for this?” • 3. What are the Conventions and Expectations to Be observed

  10. Still on STEP 4! • B. Choose PARAGRAPHS • Choose SENTENCES Why is “CHOOSE” an important word here? • WRITE!

  11. NEXT STEP in the PROCESS? • STEP 5: EDITING • reading WITH A PEN(!) for meaning: effective introduction, thesis statement, topic sentences, paragraph coherence, length and organization, and transitions between paragraphs, effective conclusions, and the ORDERING OF PARAGRAPHS • Have you covered the assignment? (see step 1)

  12. And THEN? • STEP 6: REVISING • writing ANOTHER DRAFT incorporating the changes you have made

  13. Have I FINISHED YET? • ONE MORE STEP! • PROOFREADING! • final check on mechanics, spelling, punctuation, mechanics, usage and your typing before turning the draft in (make necessary corrections) • REPEAT AS NECESSARY!

  14. PUBLISH! • Print the thing out with Name, Date Instructor and Title • Share it • Hand it in

  15. EVALUATE WRITE EVALUATE WRITE EVALUATE WRITE EVALUATE WRITE Know the Task Invent Organize Draft Edit Revise Proofread Incorporate and Print THE PROCESS

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