The WRITING PROCESS
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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)
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