1. The Writing Process
Spiral: pg

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Drafting
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Type out your pre-write!
Pick out the best and most important ideas.
Think about your audience – what do they want to read? What do they need to read?
Use your pre-write chart to draft paragraphs.
Write your body paragraphs first… then add your introduction and conclusion!

3. Revising = Making it good
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Read your piece out loud!!
Decide – is every idea important?
Look for layering – does every sentence add to the thought? (If it’s repetitive… change it!)
Does the piece sound like it’s coming from experience? If not, do I need to add more details, or another anecdote?
Change all dead words!
Use a vocabulary word!
Circle the 1st word of every sentence – if they are too repetitive, change them!
Does my introduction “hook” the reader?
Does my conclusion tie up my piece satisfactorily?

4. Editing Proofreading = Making it right
These notes belong in your spiral, on the bottom half of page 133
Have I checked my grammar?
Make sure nouns and verbs go together!
Make sure all verbs are in the same tense!
Have I checked all spelling?
Have I checked all punctuation?
Listen for run-on sentences!
Listen for fragment sentences!