1. The Writing Process

2. The Writing Process
Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Publishing

3. PREWRITING “HATCHING NEW IDEAS”
How do I get new ideas in the first place?
What ways can I prewrite?

4. Prewriting “Time to Think”
Choosing your topic
Audience
Purpose
List and discuss possible topics
Exploring your topic
Clustering
Brainstorming
Make a chart
Draw and Label
Organizing and planning your writing
Group facts, events, or ideas
Choose an organization

5. DRAFTING “TIME TO WRITE”
What do I do?
WRITE! WRITE!! WRITE!!!

6. DRAFTING Get your ideas down on paper
Don’t worry about mistakes – you can fix them later
Write sentences
Write a beginning and an ending
Use transition words that tie sentences together

7. REVISING “Searching For Things To Fix”
A.R.M.S.
Add, Remove, Move Around, Substitute

8. Revising Make changes to your draft Say what you want to say
Elaborate and use details
Organize the facts and details clearly
Make writing interesting and appropriate for audience

9. EDITING “Get Out Your Fine Toothed Comb”
SELF EDIT
PEER EDIT

10. Editing Correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation
Have someone else edit your work
Use complete sentences
Indent paragraphs

11. PUBLISHING “DO THE DONE DANCE”

12. Publishing “Time to Share Your Writing”
Turn it in
Send to a magazine
Present as a speech or an oral report
Submit to a school or a local newspaper