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Chapter 2. Writing Process. Today’s Objectives : By the end of this lecture students will be able to:. Apply writing process in their writing. The Writing Process. Steps in Writing an Essay. Revising and Editing. Drafting. Pre-Writing. Planning and Organizing. Final Draft!.
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Chapter 2 Writing Process
Today’s Objectives: • By the end of this lecture students will be able to: Apply writing process in their writing
The Writing Process Steps in Writing an Essay Revising and Editing Drafting Pre-Writing Planning and Organizing Final Draft! Publishing
Writing an essay takes time. That’s why writing is often referred to as a process. In other words, there are several steps to go through before you have a complete essay ready to turn in for a grade. In this lesson we will talk about those steps. They are: Introduction What is the writing process ? • Pre-Writing • Organizing • Drafting • Revising and Editing • Handing in a Final Copy • Publishing
Pre-writing literally means, “before writing.” Before you actually begin writing your essay, you will need to do the following things: Pre-Writing Step One • choose a topic to write on • brainstorm or generate ideas for your topic • focus in on central ideas
Step 1: PreWriting Find your Inspiration! Determine your most useful form to PreWrite (lists, mapping, webbing, graphic organizers, etc.)
Making an outline can help you organize what you want to write. This is a rough plan for your essay and can help make the process of writing much easier. Organizing Step Two • Essay Outline • Introduction Thesis: _____________________ • Body 1. Topic Sentence: _____________ • - supporting idea • - supporting idea 2. Topic Sentence: ____________ • - supporting idea • - supporting idea • 3. Topic Sentence: ____________ • - supporting idea • - supporting idea • Conclusion
After getting ideas and making an outline of your essay, it is time to start writing the essay. When you begin writing your rough draft, try to remember the following guidelines. Drafting Step Three • Don’t worry about writing the ‘perfect’ paper the first time. • Your goal in writing a rough draft is to develop and support the ideas listed in your outline. • Don’t focus on spelling and grammar as you write your rough draft. You can check this later in the writing process.
Step 3:Writing Select your writing ideas from your PreWriting Exercise. Write, Write, Write! Have you completed your thoughts through your writing? Steps Kristi Hartley Taylor County Middle School
After you write your first draft, go back over it and look for ways to improve your essay in content and organization. This step is called revision. After you revise for content and organization, begin editing your draft for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure errors. Revising and Editing Step Four Revision Editing Content and Organization Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, etc.
Step 4:Revising A.R.R.R. Adding Rearranging Removing Replacing Adding: Is there any other information that the reader needs to know? Rearranging: Is the information presented in the most logical order? Removing: Are there any unnecessary details? Replacing: Could I change anything to make my expressions stronger? Kristi Hartley Taylor County Middle School
Self Editing Peer Editing Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Grammar Sentence Structure Subject/Verb Agreement Word Usage Step 5:Editing
The last step is turning in your essay to be graded. Look at the guidelines below for turning in the final draft of your essay. The Final Copy Step Five word-processed all new paragraphs indented five spaces 8 ½ by 11 inch white paper double spaced, size 12 font one inch margins on all sides
Evaluation Now, you are ready to review what you’ve learned. Click on the button below to return to Unit A. Do the interactive exercise. Then click on the essay rubric link to see how your essay will be evaluated.
Step 6:Publishing • Blue or black ink or word processor. • Center title on top line with a line space that follows. • Name, class, and date in top right hand corner. • Double spaced • Neat- no scribbles or overuse of liquid paper. • Staple in top left hand corner. • Include a copy of rubric for grading. Steps Kristi Hartley Taylor County Middle School