The Writing Process
A PROCESS is the series of steps you go through to achieve a final result.
The PROCESS is important – you can’t just assume others know the same information you know
There are 6 steps in the writing process
The 6 steps… Prewriting Rough Draft Evaluate Revise Edit Publish
Basic Structure of a Paragraph A topic sentence Supporting sentences (at least three) including examples and research A closing sentence or “clincher”
Basic Structure of a Paragraph IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE SURE THAT EVERY SENTENCE IN THE PARAGRAPH DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE MAIN IDEA THAT YOU IDENTIFIED IN YOUR TOPIC SENTENCE!!