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THE WRITING
PROCESS
Prepared by: Ms. Joanne D. Cruz
THE WRITING PROCESS HAS THE
FOLLOWING GENERAL STEPS:

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PRE-WRITING

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DEFINING PRE-WRITING
first stage of the writing process
pertains to different techniques that
help you discover ideas before writing
the first draft of a paper
DETERMINING THE WRITING
SITUATION
knowing the kind of paper
determine the writing situation
-determining the purpose
-recognize your readers
topic
tone
USING PRE-
WRITING
STRATEGIES
BRAINSTORMING
all you need to do is begin at the top of sheet of
paper and list down everything that comes into
your mind as fast as you can.
SAMPLE BRAINSTORMING
LIST:
Southeast Asia Hatred of Science and Math
Superheroes: Iron Man, Captain Jose Rizal dying at Luneta Park
America, Hulk
Eating halo-halo on morning Basketball is better than volleyball
White beaches in Boracay K to 12 Education in Philippine High
Schools
Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus Defense of the Ancients II (DOTA II)
Patintero Life in Outer Space
The Parable of the Prodigal son Grandparents who live in Ilocos Norte
Buying my first ever cell phone Tikbalang
Fear of cockroaches
CLUSTERING OR MAPPING
start by writing a word or phrase at the
center of the page and encircle it, this
becomes your main topic
SAMPLE CLUSTER BELOW:
FREEWRITING
uses the force of narration to draw a
stream connected ideas out of the writer’s
mind