The writing process by ebad
- 1. Communication Arts The Five Stages of Writing By: Ebadullah Nooristani Email: ebadkhan725@gmail.com Ph No: 0705288515
- 2. Communication Arts The Five Stages of Writing Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing
- 3. Communication Arts Prewriting Think, Think, Think Who is my audience? My classmates, teachers, parents Do they have any knowledge of my topic? Will I need to provide background knowledge? What is the purpose of my writing? Am I writing to provide information, to explain, persuade, describe something, or to tell a story?
- 4. Communication Arts Prewriting Brainstorm and Organize What do I want to say? What are the requirements ? Do I need to research information or graphics to complete my writing? How do I want to say it? Am I writing a letter, creating a book or PowerPoint, an essay What graphic organizer will I use? Brainstorm ideas and write them down, create a web, put the information into a diagram. Create an Essay Map.
- 6. Communication Arts Prewriting Sample of a Venn Diagram
- 7. Communication Arts Drafting Write it down Are your thoughts organized? Do you stick with the same idea throughout your writing? Do you know what order you want to say things in? Which ideas do you want to develop? In your prewriting, you have identified ideas which you must use, might use, and will not use. Do not cross anything totally out. You may decide at a later time to use it. What ideas should you develop further?
- 8. Communication Arts Drafting Write it down In what order do you want to say your ideas? In your prewriting, your thoughts or ideas have been placed in the order that would make the most logical sense. If you are dealing with time, make sure they are in chronological order. Did I skip lines? This will allow room for yourself and others to make corrections. Did I label everything? My name is on the page and all pages have a page numbers.
- 9. Communication Arts Drafting Now you try Take the prewriting material that you completed previously, and begin drafting it. Remember, this is not a time to worry about spelling or other errors. This a time to get your thoughts on the paper. The other stages will help you with the grammatical and spelling errors. Be creative!
- 10. Communication Arts Revising your draft Improve your writing content Are my details clear? Are my words descriptive? Did I use repetitive words? Should I add or take out parts? Do I need to explain more? Is there something missing that I should include?
- 11. Communication Arts Revising your draft Improve your writing content Have I used the best ideas or words? Am I showing others that I know what I am writing about? Have I used the best examples or words to describe my ideas or thoughts? Is my writing in a sensible order? Does my writing need to be in time order? Does the information need to be presented in a way that is easier for others to follow?
- 12. Communication Arts Revising your draft Keep it up You have been working really hard on your writing now make it look your best! Read over your writing. Make sure the content will make sense to the reader. Read it out loud to yourself. It is essential to write a second or revised draft at this stage.
- 13. Communication Arts Editing Correct errors Have I used complete sentences? All of my thoughts are complete. There are no run-ons. Are my language conventions correct? Spelling Capitalization and punctuation Grammar Have I used editing marks to make corrections? Remember to look in your writing folder if you forgot what to use.
- 14. Communication Arts Editing your revised draft Correct errors Have I had at least two people edit my paper? Choose two people in your learning group, that are on the editing stage. If no one is, you may choose to look over your work again. Editing others work Make sure to check for the same items you did when editing your own work. Check for complete sentences, check the language conventions, and use editing marks for corrections.
- 15. Communication Arts Editing your revised draft Editing Marks insert indent check spelling delete capitalize lower case insert period
- 16. Communication Arts Editing your revised draft Here we go Your writing has come a long way. You need to make sure to fix the errors. On your revised draft, be sure to make any necessary corrections. When you upgrade the writing file on your blog, you publish the work immediately. A minimum of two of your learner group will edit your Revised Draft using standard editing marks.
- 17. Communication Arts Published work Share your completed work.. Did I do my best work? Did I include a title ? Do I need a title page with illustrations? Did I meet submission date? Be sure to reread your work. Self-assess your work using the rubric given to you.
- 18. Communication Arts Publishing Your work Get onto a computer connected to the internet. Download the Formative file from the class weblog. - Publish the file to your blog. Progressively upgrade and republish. Comment on and edit your learning groups blogs.
- 19. Communication Arts Publishing Turning it in What order does my work go in? Online website or other, as required. Draft/s. Prewriting graphic organizer, essay map, etc. Graded Rubric
- 20. Communication Arts Congratulations! You are now a master of the Five Stages of Writing! You will be writing a lot this year and always follow this process. Remember to be creative and publish the best work you can produce.
- 21. Communication Arts By: Ebadullah Nooristani Email: ebadkhan725@gmail.com Ph No: 0705288515