The Writing Process Notes

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Prewriting

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o Listing-helps to show how ideos ore relsted o Free writing-put whotever is on your mind on poper
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Ask guestions-who, whot, where, when, why and how Grophic orgonizers-web, Venn diogrom, outlines, etc.

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Wrifing (Rough Droft)

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Don't worry much abouf spelling ond grommor, you can correct thot loter!

3: Revising-Improving your writing

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Reorder words, phrose s, sentences,ond porographs into a more logicol order

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4: Editing-Checking for conventions

Hints for self-editing: . Set oside rough droft for awhilebef ore editing

Resd poper of leost 3 times: lttz Check for content lnd t Check orgoni zoti on 3'd: Reod your poper aloud

Hints for peer editing: . Tell the wrifer something good obout the paper

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Don't use put-downs, insteod use constructive criticism Focus on content ond organizotion Check f or errors in conventions Ask helpful guestions ond mske suggestions ("Con you exploin this point more clearly?" or "Con you add more detoils or examples to emphosize this point?")
Publishing (Finol Copy)

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Name
Date Class Period

3 Things About Me Prewrite

The three items
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I chose to bring in to represent me are:

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about the 3 items you chose to represent you: Why are these items so important to you? How do they represent you? is there a special meaning to them?

Do any of the items tell a story about you? What is the story? Do any of the items have a characteristic that personalizes them? (ex: my skateboard has a blood stain on it from when I fell at the skate park and skinned my knee while attempting an Impossible).

Use your senses when examining your items so your readers important to you. Really try to personalize each item.

will

get a true sense of why they are so

Directions: Seiect orre methrod of prewriting to answer these questions. Frewrite as much as possible about these items and how they relate to you. Use the back of this sheet if necessary. you choose the questions technique, you must include at least 10 questions.

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Prompt: Explain and discuss how each of your three items ?ep?esents you os a person. Be specific and detailed about the
significance

of each one.

Rough

Drsft Details:

Use your pre-writing-it will helpl Should be AT LEAST 5 porographs l't parogroph - introduction (ottentio n getter, brief overview/list of three items) This parograph can be 3-5 sentences. Body porogrophs - write AT LEAsr 1 par item (axploin why the

items represent you so well) Body porogrophs shouldbe 5-8 sentences Lost parogroph - conclusion (wrop up your thoughts, brief ly review the three items) This ponogroph con be 3-5 sentences. Remember- odd all the ideos ond detoils you have to your rough drsft - it's better to hove too much than too littlel Don't worry too much about mechanics during this step.

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I think that you should nominate me for class

president. I am a worthy candidate who would brung alot of positive quealities to our schools student

council. As a seventh grader, I was in several things

in our school. I get good grades and turn in my
homework on time. I was on the basketball team, in National Junior Honor soci ety, and played in the
school's concert band. So if you want a person who
represents great leadership skills, you should most

definitely vote for me!!!!!

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Peer Responding & Self-Reflection

Writer:
Title of Writing:

Peer P.evisert

Is the writing interesting?

grabber?

Does

it grab ond hold the reader's ottention? Whot

is the ottention

fs there

o cleorly stoted moin ideo? Whot is it?

fs the moin ideo supported with detoilsZ List the moin detoils

below:

Does

the order of ideos moke sense? Whot is the order?

Whot
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like obout the writing:

2. 3.

Chonges
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would suggest:

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Reflection for the Writer: essoy in these woys: to 1. Bosed on my peer reviser's comments, f plon on chonging or odding my