The Writing Process

• Prewrite
• Write
• Revise
• Edit
• Publish
Traits of Effective Writing
• Ideas – things that you write about

• Organization – organize your thoughts

• Voice – the way you sound as a writer

• Word Choice – different words to choose

• Sentence Fluency – sentences moving

smoothly one into another, gliding

• Conventions – capitalization, spelling,

punctuation, and grammar
 Prewriting

• Select a topic that interests you

• Gather details about the subject
• Plan what you want to say
Writing – a first draft

• Introduce your topic

•Get all of your ideas down on
paper
 Revising
• Read over your first draft
• Share your draft with another person
• Make changes to improve your writing
 Editing
• Check your spelling, capitalization, and
punctuation
• Write a neat final copy of your wrok
• Check over your work one more time for
any mistakes
 Publishing
• Share your writing
• Display your writing
 Talk it Over
• What is the easiest part of the writing
process for you?
• What is the hardest part?
• Do you like to write? Why?
• Why is being a good reader important?
• How can being a good listener help you
with your writing?
 Becoming a Writer
• Read a lot!
– Shows you how authors put together stories
– Gives you great ideas for your own writing.
• Write a lot!
– Write something everyday.
– Practice makes you a better writer.
• Try different forms.
– Stories, poems, plays
– Letters, journals, reports
• Be alert for writing ideas
– Story ideas can be anywhere
– Pay attention to what you see and hear
• Try different things.
– Play sports, visit museums and amusement parks
– Doing new things gives you more to write about
• Celebrate words
– Collect words that are fun to say
– Write them in your journal and use them in your writing.
 Talk it Over

• Name two of your favorite books.

• What do you like best about these books?
• What do you like to write – stories, poems,
reports, or plays? Why?
 Let’s Write About It
• Name two things that happened to you before
school today.
• List two things that you like to do on weekends.
• Pick one these ideas and write about it.
 Ideas for Journal Writing

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