The Writing Process

A WebQuest for 5 th Grade Writers’ Workshop

Designed by Caroline Coleman Ott |Introduction | Task | Process |Resources | Evaluation| |Conclusion | Credits | Objectives | Standards|

Let’s begin our adventure:

• • • • • We all have stories to tell. Therefore, everyone is a writer. We’re going to work together to learn the 6 stages or steps of the writing process. Writers tend to switch frequently among the steps as they work. It is very useful to think about writing as a process; it is not step-by-step.

We will study what writers do during the writing process : prewrite , draft , revise , edit , evaluate , publish

The Task:

You will be completing a

flap book

about the to record information

6 stages

or

steps

of the writing process.

The Process:

1. Take a blank flap book from the literacy table.

2. Write the

6 steps

of the writing process on each of the 6 top flaps.

3. Create

your own visual

to remember each stage.

4. Research, summarize, and record

5 bullet points facts in your own words about what happens at each stage

underneath the flap!

Use the following clipart visuals as a guide: prewrite draft revise edit evaluate publish

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Resources:

Use the following links to research what happens at each stage.

#1 #2 Use this link to record information about prewriting and drafting (writing): http://www.mrbuck.org/6StepsoftheWritingProcess.html

Use this link to record information about revising and editing (see #3 and #4): http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-writing-process/ #3 Use this link to record information about evaluating and (final draft) publishing: http://education.wm.edu/centers/ttac/documents/packets/writingprocess.pdf

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Evaluation rubric:

worth 100 points: 0-3 points (poor), 4-6 (vague/average), 7-10 (excellent)

___ 10 points: 6 stages written in order on cut flaps ___ 10 points: visual to remember each stage ___ 10 points: 5 facts about prewriting ___ 10 points: 5 facts about drafting ___ 10 points: 5 facts about revising ___ 10 points: 5 facts about editing ___ 10 points: 5 facts about evaluating ___ 10 points: 5 facts about publishing ___ 10 points: neatly written & spellings correct ___ 10 points: “ Steps of the Writing Process ” & your name neatly written on the back

Conclusion:

Now that you have completed your flap book, it is time to write!

1. Select a topic from your personal writing territories and prewrite about it in your journal.

2. Now draft a short writing (create a sloppy copy ) on the next page in your journal. 3. When everyone has completed his or her sloppy copy , wait to receive instruction on revising , editing , evaluating , and publishing !

Credits & References:

• • • WebQuest Template http://webquest.sdsu.edu/ all clipart: www.office.com

Curriculum standards: http://www.tncurriculumcenter.org/english

WebQuest’s Learning Objectives:

• • • • The student will recognize the 6 steps of the writing process.

The student will identify steps to be completed at each of the six stages: prewrite, draft, revise, edit, evaluate, & publish.

The student will summarize information found on Internet sites.

The student will complete the first two stages of the writing process.

WebQuest’s Curriculum Standards:

• CU0501.3.10 Recognize and use all steps in the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing/proofing, evaluating, publishing.

• CU0601.4.18 Quote, paraphrase, or summarize text, ideas, or other information taken from print or electronic sources.