The Writing Process
The five steps of the
writing process, as taught in the Federal Way Public Schools, 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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Camp Site
- Brainstorm ideas related
to the topic.
The writer
used her five senses in brainstorming ideas.
- Use a graphic organizer
to organize ideas.
The writer
used a word map to organize her ideas.
- Choose the ideas that
will most strongly support the topic.
- Write your ideas in an
organized way. (paragraphs, bullets, or chart)
The writer wrote her ideas
in paragraph form.
- Correct parts that don't
make sense or aren't in logical order.
- Add powerful language,
figurative language, detail, description.
The writer
added words that more clearly describe the idea.
- Vary sentence beginnings
and structure.
The writer
varied sentence structure and beginnings.
- Strengthen voice to show
the person behind the words.
The writer
lets us know how much she likes camping at this site.
- Re-word ideas or add
details to fully develop, clarify, or enhance the topic.
The writer
added ideas to clarify and enhance the topic.
- Correct problems with
mechanics.
The writer made corrections
to make her piece error free.
- Produce a neat, error-free
final copy.
After editing
and revising, the writer produced a neat and error-free final copy.
