The Writing Process

1. The Writing Process • Pre-Writing • Rough Draft • Revise • Edit • Publish

2. Grocery List • Think about the foods you’d like to eat this week • Make a list of everything to replace like milk, eggs, and butter then add the fun stuff like snacks • Check the fridge before you go and realize you just ran out of OJ. Add that to the list • Check the laundry detergent to spell the brand right so you don’t get a kind that makes your clothes smell bad • Go to the store and use your list to shop

3. The Writing Process • http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/writing_process.html

4. Pre-Writing • Definition: creating and arranging ideas before writing

5. SOURCES OF INSPIRATION - How do I get ideas in the first place? Look at pictures Listen to music Observe others Remember a dream Recall a true story/memory magazines/newspapers conduct an interview radio, tv, internet, movies experiences role playing research imagination TIPS - What ways can I prewrite? free writing journaling lists brainstorming - graphic organizers

6. Tool Card # 1 • Prewriting Def. I can….

7. My Writing Territories • Create a page in your notebook with this as the title – list at least 20 things that are important to you that you could write about

8. My Dog Hawaii New Orleans Disney World Wildwood Europe School/students Football – Patriots Pizza – Village Seafood – shrimp and grouper Playing Wii Clearwater beach Ice skating Friend’s lake house Husband Sisters My cat Moving away Southside closing Country/rock music My Writing Territories

9. Rough Draft • Definition: any writing at any stage of the process that is not yet published; may have many drafts • How can I create a Rough Draft? • Start at the beginning of your story • Describe an event/topic/character • Start at the end and work backwards • Use paragraphs, poetry, dialogue, etc.

10. Be selective in the ideas that you include.  You don't have to include everything that was in your prewriting!  Pick your best ideas.  Make sure they relate to each other and your topic. • WRITE!  WRITE!  WRITE! Don't stop once you start writing.  Revising and editing come later.  Just let the ideas flow.   • Don't count words, don’t ask how long it should be or when it is done.  When YOU feel that you have completed your ideas, you are then ready to go to the next stage.

11. Tool Card # 2 • Drafting Def. I can….

12. Start a Draft of something

13. Revising • Definition: making decisions about how you want to improve your writing • How can I revise: • Remember A.R.R.R.Adding-What else does the reader need to know? • Rearranging-Is the information in the most logical and most effective order? • Removing-What extra details or unnecessary bits of information are in this pieceof writing? • Replacing-What words or details could be replaced by clearer or stronger expressions?

14. REVISING TIPS - Ask yourself these questions . .. • Can you read it out loud without stumbling? • Does every word and action count?   • Is the series of events logical?  Do they relate? • Is it clear what your goal or your main character's goal is throughout the piece of writing? • Are vivid/descriptive words used to describe characters and/or events?

15. Are you using the same words and phrases over and over again? • Is there a catchy introduction?  Does the conclusion leave the reader thinking? • Do supporting details support only the topic sentence of that paragraph? • Are transitional devices used throughout? • Are all sentences complete or are there sentence fragments? • Is a vivid mental picture created in the reader's mind?

16. Tool Card # 3 • Revise Def. I can….

17. You revise • Adding- What else does the reader need to know? – FIND A PLACE TO ADD TO YOUR WRITING • Rearranging-Is the information in the most logical and most effective order? – MOVE SOMETHING TO A DIFFERENT PLACE • Removing-What extra details or unnecessary bits of information are in this pieceof writing? – REMOVE SOMETHING THAT IS UNNECESSARY for the story • Replacing-What words or details could be replaced by clearer or stronger expressions? – REPLACE A BORING WORD WITH A BETTER ONE

18. Definition: making sure your piece has correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, mechanics, etc What can I edit? spelling capitalization punctuation grammar sentence structure subject/verb agreement consistent verb tense word usage Self Edit Read your own work backwards. Read the last sentence, then the secondlast sentence, etc. Does each sentence make sense when you read it on it's own?  Do you see or hear any errors in the sentence? Editing

19. TIPS • Be sure that every sentence has two parts :subject (who or what)predicate (what's happening) • Use sentence combining words: and, but, or, yet, sowho, whom, which, that, whosebecause, although, when, if, whereand others

20. Tool Card # 4 • Edit Def. I can….

21. Edit your work

22. Publishing • Definition: typed and final draft of your writing ready to be shared with audience • Type with 12 pt font • Times New Roman or Arial • Double space • Neat margins • Illustrations • (special fonts/sizes for special writing)

23. Sharing Your Work • Let others read it • Read aloud to others • Post online • Display on walls or bookshelf

24. Tool Card # 5 • Publish Def. I can….

25. Share your work • Share your work with your table • Volunteers to share with the class