Preparation

During this stage, you have to establish your purpose first. Ask yourself: "Why do I
want to inform, entertain, or persuade the audience about my topic?" Once
you identify your purpose, you need to specify your persona as a writer. Will you
be a magazine columnist, an activist, a politician, or a lawyer? This will set the
tone, language, and level of formality in your paper.

Finally, you need to think of the topic you are writing and the type of output that
you will produce.

Modeling

Modeling is the process by which the writer looks at different works which are
similar in nature with paper he/she is about to write. For instance, if you will write
an argumentative paper, you can check at least two samples of argumentative
essay. Analyze the features such as organization, structure, and language use of
the sample texts to determined how they achieved their purpose.

Be sure that the model papers that you will use are of excellent quality.

Generating Ideas

To come up with ideas, you can do any of these pre-writing

activities: brainstorming, clustering, or freewriting.

Focusing on a Topic

The next thing you do with the general topic you came up with is to narrow it
down. Think of questions related to the specific purpose. Afterwards, answer the
question with at least two details. The answer to your question will most probably
lead to your initial thesis statement.
Organizing Ideas

The next step in writing is organizing your idea in an outline.

In preparing an outline, begin by answering the question that leads to your thesis
statement. Two or three main ideas can be generated using this technique. Use
these main ideas as your main heading (level 1). Then, write the subtopics for each
main idea (level 2). Finally, write the supporting details for each of the subtopics
(level 3).

You can use various outlines based on the structure you prefer:

• Topic outline - using words and phrases

• Sentence outline - using complete sentences
• Paragraph outline - using paragraph forms

Drafting

Once you have outlined your ideas, it is time for you to write your first draft.
At this stage, you need to focus on the content and the organization not on the
grammar and mechanics. Build credibility by using reliable and valid sources.
When using the internet,you check the website address and look at
the Uniform Resource Locator (URL). exercise caution and critical thinking in
using the information from those sources.

Feedback

Feedback is an important component of the writing process. It is a response to the

written work which focuses on all aspects. During the drafting stage, the
feedback focuses more on the content, structure, organization, and clarity of the
message.

Feedback can be classified into three: self, peer, and teacher feedback

Revision
Revision is the act of improving the original paper by applying changes based on
the feedback. You need to apply critical thinking and evaluation skills when
considering the comments on the paper.

You do not have to accept all the comments as long as there are valid reasons for
doing so. If time permits, give time for yourself at least two or three days
before starting your revision to have a fresher look at your paper.

Editing

The finishing stages of pre-writing are editing and proofreading.

While editing focuses on the grammar and the language use,
while proofreading focuses on typography and mechanics. During this stage, you
need to use the standardized editing symbols to note the corrections.
Publishing

After exerting effort in writing a good paper, you can showcase your work to other
people by publishing your work in social media sites, books, magazines, and
other reputable research-sharing websites.

You can also publish your work collectively with your classmates by coming up
with a book or magazine out of your essays or by creating a class blog which will
feature everyone's works.