Pre-Writing- takes up about 70% of the writing process. In this first step students will focus on finding a topic to write about and develope a purpose for it. They will decide who the audience will be and what form the writing will be in (i.e. story, poetry, letter). They will begin collecting ideas by; organizing, drawing pictures, talking to others, reading, and by making story maps or graphic organizers.
Drafting- is the process of getting the students ideas down on paper. At this point the student should not be concerned with grammar. This step is to simply get the "flow" started.
Revising- comes into play after the student has written down some ideas. They will be looking back and revisiting what they have written. Here they will choose the big ideas, reword some sentences, delete some sentences or even just move them around. The student will conference with the instructor during this time and discuss the big ideas.
Editing- is when the student should become aware of mistakes in grammar, spelling punctuation, capitalization, handwriting and any other little mistakes. The writer needs to become courteous to the reader at this point, so that the reader knows what is it that the writer was trying to say.
Publishing- is a time to shine! When a student produces a peice of writing there is a chance it will be published. This does not always happen for many reasons; time, quality of work, lack of materials and many others. However, if students do have something published you may see it in one of the following forms
Drafting- is the process of getting the students ideas down on paper. At this point the student should not be concerned with grammar. This step is to simply get the "flow" started.
Revising- comes into play after the student has written down some ideas. They will be looking back and revisiting what they have written. Here they will choose the big ideas, reword some sentences, delete some sentences or even just move them around. The student will conference with the instructor during this time and discuss the big ideas.
Editing- is when the student should become aware of mistakes in grammar, spelling punctuation, capitalization, handwriting and any other little mistakes. The writer needs to become courteous to the reader at this point, so that the reader knows what is it that the writer was trying to say.
Publishing- is a time to shine! When a student produces a peice of writing there is a chance it will be published. This does not always happen for many reasons; time, quality of work, lack of materials and many others. However, if students do have something published you may see it in one of the following forms
- Combining an art project with the writing
- Using construction paper or lamination
- Written in ink
- Flip book style
- Cardboard cover
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