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Why do you need a writing process?
It can help writers to organize their thoughts.
It can help writers to avoid frustration and procrastination.
It can help writers to use their time productively and efficiently.
Steps of the Writing Process
Prewriting Drafting Revising
Self RevisingPeer Revising
Editing Publishing
Prewriting: coming up with your topic
Brainstorming:Getting your ideas on
paper so you can give yourself the widest range of topics possible
Listing
Political apathyAnimal abuseNFL instant replayAir pollutionTelemarketing scamsInternet censorshipNBA salary caps
Paper Topics
Brainstorming
Mapping Out Ideas
MEInternet censorship
telemar-ketingscams
NFL instantreplay
NBA
politicalapathy
three-partysystem
salarycaps
sportsmanship
animalabuse
First Amendment
Flag Burning Amend-
ment
Drafting: getting your ideas on paper in an organized way.
Give yourself ample time to work on your project.
Find a comfortable place to do your writing.
Avoid distractions. Take breaks.
Revising: reviewing ideas and making changes
Review higher-order concerns:Clear communication of
ideas Organization of paperParagraph structureStrong introduction and
conclusion
Editing: checking for correctness
Review later-order concerns:SpellingPunctuationCapitalizationGrammarFormat
Editing Tips
Slowly read your paper aloud.
Read your paper backwards.
Exchange papers with a friend.
NOTE: Spell check will not catch everything, and grammar checks are often wrong!
Publishing: creating a final copy that celebrates your work Format:
Final Draft (minimum: 1 ½ pages written, 1 page typed)
Final drafts must be written in ink or typed
Typed: double spaced, times new roman, font size 12
Written: legible, black ink, no skipping lines