Language Arts - 5 Steps Of The Writing Process

Question 1

What are the five steps of the writing process in order of which they take place ?

Answer 1

1. Prewriting
2. Drafting
   3 . Revising
3. Editing
4. Publishing

Question 2

What is prewriting ? And what does the writer do before beginning to write ?

Answer 2

An activity that causes the writer to think about the subject . The writer organizes his thoughts before he begins to write .

Question 3

What are the strategies used to do prewriting ?

Answer 3

1 . Drawing 
2. Talking 
3. Brainstorming 
4. Graphic Organizers 
5. Research
6 .Listing
7. Field Trips

Question 4

What is drafting ? What is the focus ?

Answer 4

The process of putting ideas down on paper . The focus is on content not mechanics .

Question 5

What are the strategies used for drafting ?

Answer 5

1 . Taking Notes
2 . Organizing Thoughts Into Paragraphs
3 . Writing a First Draft

Question 6

What is Revising and the 3 things the writer does in this step . Hint( sentences start with “ the writer…”)

Answer 6

The process of refining the piece of writing . The writer adds to a writing piece . The writer reorganizes a piece of writing . The writer shares his story and gets input from peers ot the teacher .

Question 7

What are the strategies used for revising ?

Answer 7

1 .Peer Editing
2 .Conferencing
3 .Share chair or Author’s chair

Question 8

What is editing ?

Answer 8

Mechanical, grammatical and spelling errors are fixed in the writing piece .

Question 9

What strategies are used for editing ?

Answer 9

1 . Checklists
2 . Rubrics
3 . Editing Checklists
4 . Proofreading

Question 10

What is publishing ?

Answer 10

The writing piece is prepared in final form , including illustrations . The writer shares his writing with others .

Question 11

What are the strategies used for publishing ?

Answer 11

1 . Reading Aloud 
2 . Reading tp a group 
3 . Displaying in the room 
4 . Printing Books 
5 . Web publishing

Question 12

List 4 things to consider when prewriting .

Answer 12

1 . What you want to say . 2. How you want to say it . 3 . Who is your audience . 4. What else you need to know to begin .

Question 13

Why is it important to follow the writing process ?

Answer 13

I believe that the writing process is important because it helps in guiding us to create pieces of writing that are well written. I also understand that the writing process helps us to organize our writing , helps us stay on topic , helps us to include facts or details that are relevant to the topic , and it helps us to further convey thoughts clearly through writing.