Steps to the Writing Process
The main steps to the writing process:
1) Prewriting, where you think about your topic, brainstorm ideas, and do your research
2) Drafting, where you put your ideas into words even if they are not perfect
3) Revising, where you read over what you wrote and edit it to make it sound better and understandable. Remember to consider revising both overall content and individual sentences!
Here are some good questions to ask when revising:
Content issues:
- Does my thesis work? Do I need to revise it at all?
- Does my introduction grab the reader's attention?
- Do my body paragraphs support my thesis? Do they have all the elements they need (if possible, check for each element in a MEAL paragraph)?
- Have I strayed off topic? Does anything need to be cut?
- Check the handout/rubric/checklist again to review teacher requirements. Am I missing something? What should be added?
- Does my conclusion sum up the paper's main ideas and explore the larger significance of my topic?
Sentence-level issues:
- Are my sentences clear?
- Are there places where my sentences are overloaded? Can I trim them?
- Have I used effective, appropriate word choice? Remember the fanciest word is not always the best choice!
- Is there repetition?
If your paper seems solid, pay attention to more sophisticated issues, like style: Have I varied sentence length and structure?
4) Proofreading, where you look over your work for spelling and grammar mistakes and make sure it is perfect
5) Publishing, where you print your final copy and make sure that all of your teacher's requirements are met
1) Prewriting, where you think about your topic, brainstorm ideas, and do your research
2) Drafting, where you put your ideas into words even if they are not perfect
3) Revising, where you read over what you wrote and edit it to make it sound better and understandable. Remember to consider revising both overall content and individual sentences!
Here are some good questions to ask when revising:
Content issues:
- Does my thesis work? Do I need to revise it at all?
- Does my introduction grab the reader's attention?
- Do my body paragraphs support my thesis? Do they have all the elements they need (if possible, check for each element in a MEAL paragraph)?
- Have I strayed off topic? Does anything need to be cut?
- Check the handout/rubric/checklist again to review teacher requirements. Am I missing something? What should be added?
- Does my conclusion sum up the paper's main ideas and explore the larger significance of my topic?
Sentence-level issues:
- Are my sentences clear?
- Are there places where my sentences are overloaded? Can I trim them?
- Have I used effective, appropriate word choice? Remember the fanciest word is not always the best choice!
- Is there repetition?
If your paper seems solid, pay attention to more sophisticated issues, like style: Have I varied sentence length and structure?
4) Proofreading, where you look over your work for spelling and grammar mistakes and make sure it is perfect
5) Publishing, where you print your final copy and make sure that all of your teacher's requirements are met
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