Transcript The WRITING PROCESS

The WRITING PROCESS
First
things first
It’s Basic
don’T get mIxed up tryinG tO Do It
All At oNcE!
Writing as a Process
Writing can be
approached as a thing,
a PRODUCT
 We can also talk about
WRITING as an
ACTIVITY or
PROCESS
 A process is a series of
orderly steps for doing
something

Following the steps...
The process involves
alternating READING
and WRITING
 EVALUATING and
GENERATING
 “Writer’s Block”
often involves trying
to do various steps at
the same time or out
of order...

STEP ONE: KNOW THE TASK
 STEP 1:
UNDERSTANDING THE TASK!
You must go through the prompt (if one is
given) and understand the component
PARTS.
 USE A PEN!
 ANALYSIS!
 Create a CHECKLIST for later.
COMPONENTS!
 com•po•nent
(k€m pÖ¿n€nt)
adj.

serving as one of the parts of a whole; constituent
n.

1 a) an element or ingredient b) any of the main
constituent parts, as of a high-fidelity sound system
STEP 2: Generating Material!
 STEP 2:
Generating material (without
censoring)
 Brainstorming
 Webbing
 Free writing
 Know the rules of each!
STEP 3: Figure out an ORDER
 STEP 3:
ORGANIZING
 figure out an order to your ideas ,
eliminate some (censoring allowed)
 outlining
 numbering
 listing
 You Have to have a REASON*
STEP 4: Get a DRAFT down
 STEP 4:
DRAFTING
 casting the material in sentences and
paragraphs according to your
ORGANIZATION and choice of STYLE
Who’s Got STYLE?
 A.
STYLE come from the following
questions
 1. Ask yourself: “What is my attitude
towards this?”
 2. Ask Yourself: “Who is the audience for
this?”
 3. What are the Conventions and
Expectations to Be observed
Still on STEP 4!
 B.
Choose PARAGRAPHS
 Choose SENTENCES
Why is “CHOOSE” an important word
here?
WRITE!
NEXT STEP in the PROCESS?
STEP 5: EDITING
 reading WITH A PEN(!) for meaning: effective
introduction, thesis statement, topic sentences,
paragraph coherence, length and organization,
and transitions between paragraphs, effective
conclusions, and the ORDERING OF
PARAGRAPHS
 Have you covered the assignment? (see step 1)
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And THEN?
 STEP 6:
REVISING
 writing ANOTHER DRAFT
incorporating the changes you have made
Have I FINISHED YET?
 ONE
MORE STEP!
PROOFREADING!
 final
check on mechanics, spelling,
punctuation, mechanics, usage and your
typing before turning the draft in (make
necessary corrections)
 REPEAT AS NECESSARY!
PUBLISH!
Print
the thing out with
Name, Date Instructor and
Title
Share it
Hand it in
THE PROCESS
EVALUATE
 WRITE
 EVALUATE
 WRITE
 EVALUATE
 WRITE
 EVALUATE
 WRITE

 Know
the Task
 Invent
 Organize
 Draft
 Edit
 Revise
 Proofread
 Incorporate
and Print