1. THE THREE STAGES TO THE WRITING PROCESS
DEVELOPING
DRAFTING
REWRITING

2. THE WRITING SITUATION All writing should have a strategy.
What is a strategy?
How does strategy/war relate to writing?
What is the most effective strategy to use when writing essays?

3. MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGY
The writing process
Stages or steps taken to write
See writing in chunks rather than as a whole
Change parts rather than its entirety
Putting pieces of writing together rather than tearing apart writing into pieces

4. OVERVIEW OF THE WRITING PROCESS
I. Prewriting (Developing)
II. Writing (Drafting)
III. Rewriting (Revising)

5. I. PREWRITING OR DEVELOPING STAGE
A. Think
B. Subject
C. Generate ideas
Journal ideas
Freewriting
Brainstorm
Clustering/mapping
Interviews/survey
D. Organization of ideas

6. II. WRITING OR DRAFTING STAGE
A. Thesis
B. Outline
C. Draft or Working Copy

7. WHAT IS A THESIS? Main idea of essay Controlling idea
Writer’s perspective
Opinion
Position/claim (argument)

8. PURPOSE OF THESIS To control ideas in essay To predict ideas to reader
Maintain unity
To predict ideas to reader
Subject/opinion
List main points of discussion
To obligate the writer to be focused
Follow through with opinion

9. OUTLINE To organize ideas Checklist for UCD Map Guide Blueprint
Skeleton of essay

10. ESSAY OUTLINE STRUCTURE
Thesis: main idea of essay
I. Main point of discussion to support thesis
A. Supporting information
B. Supporting information
II. Main point of discussion to support thesis
III. Main point of discussion to support thesis

11. DIAGRAM OF INTRODUCTION
Hook: get reader’s attention
Background information from topic to subject
Thesis: most effective placement

12. BODY OF ESSAY I. Main point of discussion II. Main point of discussion
A. Supporting information
B. Supporting information
II. Main point of discussion
III. Main point of discussion

13. CONCLUSION
Restate thesis
Summarize points
End as you began

14. III. REWRITING STAGE B. Editing: STAR C. Final draft: CLUESS
A. Proofreading: COPS
B. Editing: STAR
C. Final draft: CLUESS
D. Final copy/publish

15. WATCH OUT FOR COPS!
Capitalization
Omission
Punctuation
Spelling

16. CATCH A STAR! Substitute words, phrases, sentences
Take away words, phrases, sentences
Add words, phrases, sentences
Rearrange words, phrases, sentences

17. GET A CLUESS!
Coherence
Language
Unity
Emphasis
Structure
Sentences

18. SUMMARY All writing should have a plan of action
See writing in chunks or pieces
Follow the 3 steps to writing
Organize essay with outline
Re-vise, Re-vise, Re-vise