THE WRITING

PROCESS
LESSON 4
WRITING IS A
PROCESS.
THE WRITING PROCESS: RECALL
P_______________
Choose a topic Gather ideas Organize

D________________
Write

R___________ AND R____________

Review structure and content

R______________
Revise structure and content Proofread Make final corrections

Hint: page 3 of your workbook

PREWRITING
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO WRITE ABOUT?
The more we
understand, the The more we read,
more we will be able the more we know
to write about!

The more ideas we The more we know,

have, the more we the more ideas we
understand have
PREWRITING
•Gathering ideas AKA brainstorming
–Think about and, if you can, discuss
your topic with your friends
–Group related ideas together to form
subtopics
 PREWRITING

•Organizing
– Use the subtopics you have brainstormed to write an outline
– Your outline should have:
• Introduction
• body
• a sentence that state the
the conclusion main idea of the writing
– Your outline should also have a thesis statement
DRAFTING

•The more detailed our outline is, the easier it

will be to write the first draft
•It’s ok to make a lot of mistakes!
• We can learn a lot from our mistakes
• It is the FIRST draft, not the end of the writing
process.
REVIEWING AND REVISING

• Review: read through the essay and check both language

and content
• When checking Language, look for
–Spelling mistkaes
–Grammatical errors
–Appropriate punctuation
–Fluency/Cohesion and appropriate (formal) style
–Vocabulary
REVIEWING AND REVISING
LOOKING FOR SPELLING ERRORS

going on
always
alway grammar
grammer
vacation
vocation
REVIEWING AND REVISING
GRAMMATICAL ERRORS
My favorite
My favorite person
people are myparents.
is my parents.

We go
We went
to to
thethe store. (past)
store.
She is beautiful,
She beautiful and smart.
smart.
REVIEWING AND REVISING
PUNCTUATION
• Please stop making the following basic errors in your writing:

– My mom is very kind to me . She is always there for me.

– My mom is very kind to me.She is always there for me.

– My mom is very kind to me , and she is always there for me.

– My mom is very kind to me,and she is always there for me.

REVIEWING AND REVISING
FLOW
Put the sentences in order:
1. She is 40 years old, but doesn’t look it.
2. My favorite person is my mother.
3. She takes very good care of us and is a wonderful
person.
4. I would do anything for her.
5. I admire her dedication to her family.
REVIEWING AND REVISING
VOCABULARY
• What are some other ways you can describe someone as
kind?
kind-hearted
charitable
gracious
sympathetic

• What are some other ways you write how much you
love/appreciate someone?
i admire you are my role model
i respect you are amazing
REVIEWING AND REVISING

•Are your ideas:

–Relevant
–Interesting
–Clear
–Explained

No one likes undercooked ideas!

WHO DOES THE REVIEWING AND
REVISING?

1ststep: YOU (don’t leave it to the

teacher!)

2nd step: CLASSMATE (peer review)

TRY EDITING
MY STORY!
SEE HOW MANY ERRORS YOU CAN
FIX!
• Find the assignment in Google
Classroom
• Open the attached document
• Change your mode to
“suggesting”
• Read through the whole
document once…
• …then, edit away!
DO A QUICK CHECK
ONE PERSON SHARES THEIR SCREEN

• In your breakout room, one person select “share screen”

• Compare your edits with each other!
COMPLETE
THE
CROSSWORD
PUZZLE

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