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1. PREWRITING
Is the first step in the writing process. It has three parts:

 Choosing your topic (experiences, listening, reading, imagination)

 Exploring your topic (brainstorming, clustering, charts, interviews, reporter´s

formula, freewriting)

 Organizing or planning your writing (chronological order, flashback, spatial

order, comparison and contrast, order of importance, question and answer, logical
order)
 2. DRAFTING
Is getting your ideas down on paper. You don´t worry about mistakes.
TIPS:
 Write sentences and paragraphs
(Use the SEE method, topic
sentence)
 Write a beginning and an ending
(Introduction and Conclusion)
 Make transitions (to give unity
to the composition)
Transitions :
 Time: before, after, finally
 Cause/effect: because, so that,
therefore, if…then
 Spatial: above, around, down
 Comparison/Contrast: however,
although, instead
 Importance: above all, better, worst of
all, best
 Another idea: also, too, another,
besides
3. REVISING
Is to make changes to your draft to make it
clearer or more interesting.
The Big Questions: Tips:
 Did I say what I wanted to  Cross out
say?  Use carets to insert
 Did I elaborate and used  Draw circles and arrows to move
details? words
 Did I organize the facts,  Use numbers to show order
events, or ideas clearly?
 Add attachments or posts to
 Did I write in a way that is remember important information
interesting and appropriate to
my audience?
4. PROOFREADING
Is correcting spelling, capitalization, punctuation, correct word choice,
complete sentences, and indented paragraphs.

Use symbols, such as:

¶ indent a paragraph or begin a new one
^ to add letters or words
to take out letters or words
change a capital to a small letter
change small letter to capital
reverse letters or words
5. PUBLISHING
Is to share your writing with an audience.

 Send your paper by e-mail

 Submit it to the local or school´s newspaper
 Present your paper as a speech to the class
 Illustrate your writing with photographs or drawings
 Create a panel discussion or debate around your paper.
 NOTEBOOK HOMEWORK #1
1. Why is writing considered an opportunity?
2. Why is writing considered an important part of everyday life?
3. List and explain five qualities of good writing.
4. What is writing?
5. Define: a. Modes of writing
b. Reflexive writing
c. Extensive writing
6. List and explain four common modes of writing.
7. Find and draw a diagram of the process of writing.
 CLASSWORK #1
7th Grade PREWRITING
STRATEGIES
• Construction paper
 Venn diagram
• A printed news in  Personal-
English experience timeline
• Markers  Reporter´s formula
• Ruler  Self-interview
• Compass  Blueprint
 CLASSWORK #1
8th Grade PREWRITING
STRATEGIES
• Construction paper  Parts-of speech web
• A printed news in  Topic web
English
 Reporter´s formula
• Markers
 Emotional
• Ruler thermometer
• Compass  Song list
 CLASSWORK #1
9th Grade PREWRITING
STRATEGIES
• Construction paper
 Sentence starters
• A printed news in
 Category
English brainstorming
• Markers  Reporter´s formula
• Ruler  Hot topics
• Compass  Writing round
 CLASSWORK #1
10th Grade PREWRITING
STRATEGIES
• Construction paper
 Hexagon
• A printed news in
English  Browse through
• Markers
quotes
• Ruler  Reporter´s formula
• Compass  Sensory word bin
• 5 famous quotes  Sketch a character
 CLASSWORK #1
11th Grade PREWRITING
• Construction paper STRATEGIES
• A printed news in English  Bridge to the future
• Markers  Reporter´s formula
• Ruler
• Compass
 Consider the moment
• Printed picture of you that  Celebrity list
brings memories
 Brainstorm for trends
• 3 pictures of your admired
celebrities
• Glue / scissors