1. An Author’s 5 Step Writing Process is like Baking a Cake!

2. The Five Steps Pre-write Rough Draft Revision Editing/Proofreading
Publish/Final Copy

3. Pre-write/Brainstorming
Think About It
Talk about what you’re going to write.
Draw it.
Plan it.
Create a Thesis to guide your paper

4. Drafting/Sloppy Copy: Brain “Dump”
Write a first draft
Sloppy copy.
Don’t think just write
(Take a Brain “Dump”)
Organization with Introduction, Body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

5. Revision: Make Changes
Add more information
(imagery / more details to make it more interesting, figurative language, clear thesis statements, transactions ) R
Remove information
(texting, symbols, double negatives, anything that doesn’t support your thesis ,and parts of the story that don't get to the point) M
Move things around
(put the story in order and make the purpose clear) S
Substitute for better words/diction
(vivid verbs and set the tone of your paper)

6. Edit/Proofreading: Make Corrections
Capitalization
(Proper Nouns, I, titles, the first word in a sentence, the first word in a direct quote) U
Usage
(Subject/Verb Agreement) P
Punctuation
(“ ” / ; / : / . / ! / ? / ’/ - /) S
Spelling
(Use a dictionary)

7. Publishing/Final Copy
Should Not Look Like Your Rough Draft!
If it is good enough to turn in for a grade, it is good enough to share with others.
Turn it in to the teacher.
Read it to a friend.
Put it on the wall.
Put it in a book.
Put it on TV.