The Writing Process

Prewrite

– brainstorm ideas for content

– create an outline

Write

– form ideas into sentences and paragraphs

Editing

– make writing more interesting

– vary sentence structure and length

– include descriptive words

–include more details

–do not use “you” or “I”

–in personal narratives, limit the use of “I”

–check punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

–participate in peer edits – actually give the peer feedback for improvement

Revision Checklist
Does the writing have a clear beginning, middle, and end?	YES/NO
Does every paragraph have a topic sentence and supporting details?	YES/NO
Does the writing flow from one idea to the next, or does it seem choppy?	YES/NO
Does the writing have a wide variety of word choices?	YES/NO
Does the paper have a wide variety of sentence structure? (simple, compound, and complex sentences)?	YES/NO
Is the writing interesting?	YES/NO
Proofreading Checklist
Do all sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation point?		YES/NO
Are all sentences complete?		YES/NO
Are there commas and quotation marks where they are needed?		YES/NO
Are all words correctly spelled?		YES/NO
Do all proper nouns start with a capital letter?		YES/NO
Do all nouns agree with their verbs?		YES/NO

Publishing