1. Write On! Quiz

2. Usage: Correctness of phrases and clauses

3. Transitions: Words that connect ideas and paragraphs

4. Unity: Staying on topic in an essay or paragraph

5. Diction: Word choices made for tone or clarity

6. Syntax: The order of words in a sentence

7. The Writing Process
While there are 6 steps in the process, they are rarely performed strictly in order.
Each writer uses the steps differently, and spending equal time on each step is not practical or realistic

8. Since coming up with a topic and thinking about what you are going to say is part of the pre-writing process, it is impossible to draft without pre-writing first.
A writer could draft first and plan later in the process.
This is actually quite common. When a writer follows this method, he/she must move text around and make extensive changes during the revision process.
A writer should be editing continuously throughout a project. A final edit is of course also necessary, but waiting is not.

9. Prewriting
Consists of thinking, discussing, debating, journaling, researching, observing, note taking, brainstorming, and listening.
What main point or main idea will I convey?
What is my purpose?

10. Planning What might I add to make my text better?
What is my evidence (where will I get it)?

11. Drafting
How much time do I have to write?
What voice am I writing in?

12. Revising
Revision consists of checking for diction, syntax, repetition of words or ideas, unity, too much information, too little information, organization, transitions…
Revising is adding, deleting, moving, and changing.
Do all my sentences make sense?  
Have I kept voice and tense the same throughout?

13. Editing
Editing consists of checking for correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence boundaries, parallelism, grammar, and usage.
Are my commas placed correctly?
Are my sentence boundaries identified correctly (no fragments or run ons)?   

14. Publishing
Publishing is defined as making writing public in any way. Turning an assignment to a teacher is considered publishing.
Have I addressed the submission correctly?  
Have I formatted the document according to publishing specifications?