The Writing Process

5 stages of the writing process

How to write an autobiography
 Prewriting Stage:
• 1st stage of the writing process
• Generate thoughts & ideas
• Ideas must be relevant to topic
• Brainstorm (using topic web)
• Research (find information about
topic)
• Outline (create structure)
 Draft
• 2nd stage of writing process
• A rough sketch of ideas
• Must be in paragraph
• Each paragraph must be indented
 Revise
• 3rd Stage of the writing process
• Form-Structure
• Content-What each paragraph says
• Coherent: Clear & logical thoughts
• Incoherent: thoughts that are not
clear & logical
 Edit
• 4th stage of the writing process
• Proofread
• Check for spelling errors
• Check for grammar errors
 Publish
• Ready, Set, and Go!
• 5th Stage of writing process
• Finished
• Share
• Present
What makes up an Essay
• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion
 Introduction
• Hook: grabs and holds the audience’s
attention
• Thesis statement includes 3 main
points
• 3 main points: help explain the topic
in greater details
 Thesis
• States your main idea
• Contains three main points
• Three main points will be explained in
each body paragraph
 Body
• Each paragraph has a topic sentence
• Topic sentences contain one of the
three details stated in the thesis
• Supportive details explain the topic
sentence
 Supportive Details
• Explains the topic sentence
• Gives examples.
• The writer uses vivid, sensory details
or concrete language.
• The writer paints a picture for the
audience.
 Transition Words
Take the reader from one paragraph to
the next more smoothly
 Transition Words
• However • For instance
• Although • Besides
• Meanwhile • Therefore
 Conclusion
• Restates the paper’s main idea/topic
• Makes the point of the paper
• Clarifies the writer’s message
 Narrative
• Uses “I”
• Talks about an event or experience
• Author gives great details about the
people, places, and events.