WRITING

PROCESS
 Preparation

Modeling

Generating ideas

Focusing a Topic

Outlining

Drafting

Feedback

Revising

Editing

Publishing
 Preparation
 During this stage, you need to specify the context of
writing the paper. The details of the context include
the general and specific purpose, the author’s
persona, the target reader, and the topic and type of
output that you need to produce. First off, establish
the purpose. Note that the general purpose when
writing a paper are to entertain, to inform, and to
persuade. Second, you need to specify your persona
as writer. This will set the tone, language, and level
of formality of your paper.
 Modeling
 Is the process by which you, as the writer, look at
different works which are similar in nature with
the paper you are about to write.
Example:
If you will write an argumentative paper, you
can check at least 2 samples of argumentative
essays. Analyze its features such as the
organizations, structure, and language.
 Generating Ideas
To come up with ideas for your paper, you can do
any of these three prewriting activities:
1. Brainstorming – is the process in which you list
as many ideas as you can think of without
censoring them.
2. Freewriting – the writer lets the ideas flow freely
by writing them down in sentences.
3. Clustering – also known as mapping, it is a
technique that uses visual representations to
show connections between ideas.
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 Focusing on a topic
 Focus on the topic by thinking of a question
related to your 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
 In preparing an outline for writing, begin by
answering the question that led 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).