1. What did the policeman say when a spider ran down his back?
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What did the policeman say when a spider ran down his back?
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Graded “Memories” essay (WS 7)
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2. 5 Steps to writing that must be done in order. Don’t skip any steps!
Writing Process
5 Steps to writing that must be done in order.
Don’t skip any steps!
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3. Five Steps Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing and Proofreading
Publishing and Presenting

4. Mental “warm-up” for writing
Prewriting
Mental “warm-up” for writing
Freely exploring topics
Choosing a topic
Gathering details
Organizing details
Brainstorming
Making lists
Creating an outline

5. Ways to Prewrite

6. Prewriting What to do when you prewrite:
Think of your purpose (why are you writing?)
To persuade
To entertain
To inform
Think of your audience (who will read your writing?

7. Drafting Getting ideas down in a rough draft Sloppy copy
Writing ideas in sentences and paragraphs

8. Drafting Focus on form: Why do we write?
Narratives: tell a story
Editorials & reviews: persuade/convince
How-to writing: shows steps for completing a task
Start with an exciting “hook” to grab the reader’s attention!

9. Revising Correcting MAJOR errors
Improving the form & content of writing
Adding details (or sentences)
Removing details (or sentences
Changing the organization of ideas
Improving word choice
Improving sentence beginnings

10. Editing and Proofreading
Correcting small errors
Fixing grammar mistakes
Correcting spelling
Improving writing conventions including punctuation & capitalization
Making sure information is accurate

11. Publishing and Presenting
Sharing your writing
If I’ve gone through all the steps, can I go back and repeat some? YES!

12. Complete your note sheet!
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