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The Writing Process! Notes and Discussion Why should we learn to write correctly? ¤ We will use writing in real life! •writing emails •taking notes at work meetings •giving instructions to a coworker •writing a report •Working for a newspaper or magazine company •designing signs and layouts •communicating across the world! How do we write well? We go through a WRITING PROCESS. If we follow the steps, our writing will be of high quality! There are 5 steps in the writing process. The 5 steps of the WRITING PROCESS are: 1.Pre-write 2.Rough Draft 3.Revise 4.Edit 5.Final Draft How do we Pre-write? In this step, our goal is to put all of the ideas in our heads onto paper. Sometimes that means we have to complete a little research , too. Venn Diagram (compare/contrast) Web Outline Brainstorm/Splat Research Cause/Effect Next, we write the Rough Draft. How do we get started?! First, think of a topic sentence for your piece. Then, write, write, write! Focus on organizing your ideas. Our thoughts are on paper, now we REVISE. There is A LOT to change when we revise! We make BIG changes. First, we must Re-read our piece. Then, we want to revise for: •Word choice (Ex. Take out “stuff” and “thing”) •Ideas (Did we stay on topic?) •Organization (Are the ideas in an order that makes sense?) •Voice (Do I sound the way I should for this piece? Ex) School Essay = formal voice After we have a new and different draft, we can EDIT. Now we can look for the SMALL changes. Focus on Conventions. •Spelling •Punctuation •Grammar Time for the last step: the FINAL DRAFT! Write or type a clean copy that is ERROR FREE and MAKES SENSE. You are ready to PUBLISH AND SHARE! Let’s try it! Usually, when we write, we are answering a question. Ex) Boss asks you for a sales report. You write it! Your aunt asks about your summer vacation. You write it! A college asks you to write an essay to get in to the school. You write it! The trick is to know how to break apart the question. Ask…. Do I need to do research? Am I comparing and contrasting? Am I explaining with details? Am I describing a cause and effect? Your prompt: Compare and contrast your sixth grade school year to seventh grade so far. Provide specific examples to support your answer. 1. What is the question asking you to do? Compare/Contrast 6th and 7th Grade 2. Who will be your audience? Teacher and peers 3. What type of voice should you use when you write? Formal Voice- sound mature and thoughtful. 4. What type of brainstorm would work best for this topic? A Venn Diagram