The Writing Process
The five steps of
the writing process, as taught in the Federal Way School District, are:
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Key:
The pupil works to organize ideas.
(drafting)
The pupil rereads the piece, re-wording
ideas to clarify meaning and "spice up" the writing. (revising)
The pupil repairs faulty mechanics
to make the piece error free. (editing)
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The pupil was asked
to describe the snow and ice storm that had occurred earlier in the
year.
- Brainstorm ideas
related to the topic.
The writer
used a list and his five senses to write ideas describing the snowy
day.
- Use a graphic organizer
to organize ideas.
- Choose the ideas
that will most strongly support the topic.
The writer
crossed out the ideas he did not plan to include.
- Write your ideas
in an organized way. (paragraphs, bullets, or chart)
The pupil
wrote his ideas in paragraph form.
- Correct parts that
don't make sense or aren't in logical order.
This was
a sentence fragment, so he added, "It's wonderful..."
- Add powerful language,
figurative language, detail, description.
The writer
added descriptive words to create a clearer picture in the reader's
mind.
- Vary sentence beginnings
and structure.
The pupil
rewrote his topic sentence when he realized it was too much like his
closing sentence.
The writer
begins to move away from always starting with "I".
- Strengthen voice
to show the person behind the words.
The reader
feels the personality of the writer.
- Repair problems
with mechanics.
Note the
corrections in capitalization and spelling.
- Produce a neat,
error-free final copy.
After editing
and revising, the writer produced a neat and error-free final copy.
