1. FIVE STEPS TO GREAT WRITING
THE WRITING PROCESS
FIVE STEPS TO GREAT WRITING

2. The Writing Process
Pre-Writing
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Publishing

3. 1. PRE-WRITING This is what you do before you write!
Think about your topic!
Write down words, phrases, and ideas!

4. 1. PRE-WRITING
Topic - Parenting
Phrases
Words
Ideas

5. Harder to be a single parent
Fun
1. PRE-WRITING
Topic - Parenting
Have to get a sitter
Hard job
Satisfying job
Cost more money
No support
Hard work
Harder to be a single parent
Changing diapers
Staying up all night

6. 1. PRE-WRITING
You can use a graphic organizer to help you organize your ideas and details.
parenting
Hard job
Satisfying

7. Describe fun activities
1. PRE-WRITING
parenting
Satisfying
Hard job
Loving relationship
Change diapers
Fun
Up all night
Describe fun activities
Have to teach
Costs money

8. 2. DRAFTING Get your thoughts down on paper.
Don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, etc. right now.
Remember you can always change anything you write down.

9. 2. DRAFTING
Parenting is a hard but satisfy job that I love. Being a mother has been the most fulfilling role I have had, in addition to being a friend, a student, and a teach.
Sometimes being a mother is a very hard job. Staying up all night is hard especially when a child is sick. Changing diapers, making formula, and doing many loads of laundry are just parts of the job that have to be done. Mothers must also taught their children many stuff from their ABC’s to who to be polite. Children cost a lot of mone, and usually some expenses always seem to crop up when unplanned.

10. Making changes to improve your writing
3. REVISING
Making changes to improve your writing
YOU CAN
Take something out
Put in something new
Change the order
Substitute one word for another

11. Making changes to improve your writing
3. REVISING
Making changes to improve your writing
Sometimes being a mother is a very hard job. Staying up all night is hard especially when a child is sick. Changing diapers, making formula, and doing many loads of laundry are just parts of the job that have to be done. Mothers must also taught their children many stuff from their ABC’s to who to be polite. Children cost a lot of mone, and usually some expenses always seem to crop up when unplanned.

12. 4. EDITING Use a dictionary to check your spelling.
Make sure all sentences are complete.
Check your capitalization and punctuation.

13. 4. EDITING
Parenting is a hard but satisfying job that I love. Being a mother has been the most fulfilling role I have had, in addition to being a friend, a student, and a teacher.
Sometimes being a mother is a very difficult job. Staying up all night is hard especially when a child is sick. Changing diapers, making formula, and doing the many loads of laundry are just parts of the job that have to be done. Mothers must also teach their children many things from their ABC’s to how to be polite. Children cost a lot of money, and usually some expenses always seem to crop up when unplanned. .

14. 5. PUBLISHING Sharing Your Writing Read it out loud. Mail it.
Let a friend read it.
Post it on the bulletin board.
Put it in your portfolio folder.
Type it up and put all of your writings in a booklet.

15. Use graphic organizer to help.
Use notes from graphic organizer to help you write.