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TENTH GRADE
Writing process
Module - Lesson 4
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Step |
Description |
Strategies |
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Prewriting |
An activity that causes the writer to think about he subject. The writer organizes his thoughts before he begins to write. |
Drawing Talking Brainstorming Graphic organizers Research Listing Field Trips |
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Drafting |
The process of putting ideas down on paper. The focus is on content not mechanics |
Taking notes, Organizing thoughts into paragraphs, Writing a first draft |
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Revising |
The process of refining the piece of writing. The writer adds to a writing piece. The writer reorganizes a piece of writing. The writer shares his story and gets input from peers or teacher. |
Peer editing Conferencing Share Chair or Author’s Chair |
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Editing - Polish |
Mechanical, grammatical and spelling errors are fixed in the writing piece. |
Checklists Rubrics Editing Checklists Proofreading |
Publishing |
The writing piece is prepared in final form, including illustrations. The writer shares his writing with others. |
Reading aloud Reading to a group Displaying in the room Printing the books Web publishing |
Remember:
Which paper do you think would get a better grade? One that you spent a lot of time writing? Or one that you wrote quickly without giving it much thought? Of course, the first paper would earn a better grade.
It may seem as if it would be hard to put a lot of effort into your writing. Maybe you are unsure about how to start. Maybe you're worried that you won't know how to write a good paper.
Luckily, there is a step-by-step process to help you through your work. If you use this writing process, you can write a better paper than if you are careless about writing. Sometimes you may need to go back and repeat some of the steps. Then, when you are done, you will have a paper of which you can be proud.
Writing process
Practicing exercise
In order to show that you understand what you've just learned about the writing process, please summarize in your own words what the steps of the writing process are and what you will do in each step.
Writing process
Quiz
Write about something you did with your family during summer vacation. Be sure in your topic sentence to tell who was there, when it happened, where it happened, and what happened.
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I remember when ________________________________________________________
_______________________________________. First, _________________________________
______________________________________________________________. _______________
________________________________________________________. Next, ________________
______________________________. _______________________________________________
_________________________________. After that, ___________________________________
______________________________________________. ______________________________
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Finally, ___________________________________________________________. ___________
_________________________________________________________. This was special to me
because _________________________________________________________________.
Writing process
Quiz-Answer key
Answers will vary.
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Test
I. Answer true or false:
Q.1) After writing a first draft, the writer should brainstorm for ideas about their topic.
Q.2) Revising and editing are the same processes.
Q.3) When free writing, writers should be very careful about punctuation and grammar.
Q.4) Informal writing allows the writer to use relaxed language or slang.
Q.5) Clustering is a pre-writing technique where the writer creates a web of his/her ideas about the topic.
Q.6) When revising a draft, the writer fixes errors with punctuation and spelling.
Q.7) The style of writing we use is determined by the type of words, and the punctuation we feel like using.
Q.8) In order to decide if you should write informally or formally, you have to consider who your audience is and how many paragraphs it will be.
Q.9) Outlines help the writer organize their ideas into paragraphs.
Q.10) Novels are often written in an informal style, so the characters can seem real by using informal language in their dialogue with each other.
Q.11) A final typed draft is a published piece of writing.
Q.12) The final stage in writing formally is publish.
Q.13) You need to write a letter to the manager of a local music store because the keyboard you purchased is not working properly. You should write an informal letter.
Q.14) You are writing a letter to a cousin to tell him about your plans to visit this summer. You can write informally.
Q.15) You have an assignment for history class to write a personal diary entry that expresses your feelings about a historical event. This assignment should be written formally.
Q.16) If you aren’t sure whether you should use formal or informal writing, you should always write formally.
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Test
I. Answer true or false:
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