Writing Stages Flashcards
What stage of writing am I? Done before drafting an essay. Brainstorming ideas, gathering information or data, drawing pictures, completing a graphic organizer, freewriting, creating an outline, etc. At this stage of the process, encourage students to include all ideas that come to mind, and not edit anything out.
PREwriting
After prewriting, what stage am I? the essay can begin. Teach students that writing can start with any section: the introduction, body paragraphs, or conclusion. If an outline was completed during the prewriting stage, begin writing the paragraphs that fit in the outline. If one gets stuck, go back to the prewriting and look for ideas or notes that were created during this phase or expand on the ideas.
DRAFTING
Third writing stage. Who am i? requires one to ‘look again’ at the essay. This is the time to rework or reorganize the draft by adding more information or deleting words, sentences, and paragraphs that do not work, or by moving sentences or paragraphs so that the draft makes better sense for the reader. Another element to the revising process is combining sentences or creating a variety of sentence types and lengths. Teach students to look back at their prewriting ideas and do more brainstorming to expand ideas. Return to the essay prompt to make sure the essay answers the question in the prompt, the thesis is clear, and the ideas are connected to the thesis.
REVISING Stage in Writing
Fourth Stage of the Writing Process: Who am I? looks at the nitty-gritty small details of the writing, involving spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Although these do not always affect the overall message of the paper, they lead to a more polished piece. A checklist of grade-level appropriate punctuation and grammar is most effective to provide for students as they work through the editing process. Students can edit their own paper and can also use the support of their peers to edit as well.
Fourth Stage of The Writing Process:
Editing
After moving through all of the other steps in the writing process, at times switching back and forth between editing and revising, a paper is ready for _________ when it is done to the best of a student’s ability. This will look different depending on the grade level.Writers frequentlymove betweenthe different stages, especially drafting, revising, and editing, before creating a _______ piece. Model moving through the different stages of writing on your own piece to help show students how to do the same.
Publishing Fifth Stage of the Writing Process
