Make a Booklet Fold paper in half.
Make a Booklet Fold in half again.
Make a Booklet Then fold over.
Make a Booklet Open paper. Cut paper with scissors to the center of the fold.
Make a Booklet Open paper. Fold to make a diamond.
Make a Booklet Push together to form an 8-page booklet.
The Writing Process Prewriting Writing Revising Editing Publishing Name
Prewriting 1 Select topic gather information/brainstorm organize information Think: analyze the assignment … Topic … Audience … Purpose … Form Page 1
Prewriting 2 … write your topic sentence … choose a pattern of organization • location • chronological • order of importance • categories Page 2
Writing Tips: leave room for revision … double-space First Draft: develop your ideas … use your prewriting plan! … don’t stress about conventions at this point Tips: leave room for revision … double-space Page 4
Revision … is improving your writing Become the Reader … read your draft aloud … be willing to make changes … have at least one other person review your draft Checklists and Rubrics … focus on one paragraph at a time … use a revision checklist as a guide Page 5
Editing … is checking for errors in conventions Proofread 1st Draft: … focus on one convention at a time … use a checklist as a guide Proofread Final Paper: … compare rough drafts to final paper for corrections … check and correct new errors … have another person check your paper Page 6
Publishing … is sharing your writing … reflects pride in your work Appearance … turn in tidy work Share your work! Page 8
Practice We are going to do a prewriting practice today. We are going to practice using the steps for pre writing in a couple different ways Your prewriting to write a mini paragraph about a time you LEARNED SOMETHING IMPORTANT (at least 5 sentences)
Who was there? How old were you? Why was it important? … These are some of the questions you might want to ask yourself and write down.