1. Make a Booklet
Fold paper in half.

2. Make a Booklet
Fold in half again.

3. Make a Booklet
Then fold over.

4. Make a Booklet
Open paper. Cut paper with scissors to the center of the fold.

5. Make a Booklet
Open paper. Fold to make a diamond.

6. Make a Booklet
Push together to form an 8-page booklet.

7. The Writing Process Prewriting Writing Revising Editing Publishing
Name

8. Prewriting 1 Select topic gather information/brainstorm
organize information
Think: analyze the assignment
… Topic
… Audience
… Purpose
… Form
Page 1

9. Prewriting 2 … write your topic sentence
… choose a pattern of organization
• location • chronological
• order of importance • categories
Page 2

10. Writing Tips: leave room for revision … double-space
First Draft: develop your ideas
… use your prewriting plan!
… don’t stress about conventions at this point
Tips: leave room for revision
… double-space
Page 4

11. Revision … is improving your writing Become the Reader
… read your draft aloud
… be willing to make changes
… have at least one other person review your draft
Checklists and Rubrics
… focus on one paragraph at a time
… use a revision checklist as a guide
Page 5

12. Editing … is checking for errors in conventions Proofread 1st Draft:
… focus on one convention at a time
… use a checklist as a guide
Proofread Final Paper:
… compare rough drafts to final paper for corrections
… check and correct new errors
… have another person check your paper
Page 6

13. Publishing … is sharing your writing … reflects pride in your work
Appearance
… turn in tidy work
Share your work!
Page 8

14. Practice We are going to do a prewriting practice today.
We are going to practice using the steps for pre writing in a couple different ways
Your prewriting to write a mini paragraph about a time you LEARNED SOMETHING IMPORTANT (at least 5 sentences)

15. Who was there?
How old were you?
Why was it important?
… These are some of the questions you might want to ask yourself and write down.