WRITING PROCESS
The steps and methods used to generate a finished piece of writing.
PRE-WRITING
"Writers work to determine the topic and the position or point of view for an audience."
a. Finding the idea
Writers start to develop thoughts
and foster inspiration.
There are various ways to generate ideas for writing.
Reading
Skimming
scanning
Conducting
Brainstorming
Listing
questions
b. Building the idea
The ideas are already structured.
Strategies
Clustering
Discussing
Freewriting
Cubing
c. Planning and
structuring
Writers organized the order of ideas.
Strategies
Questioning
Outlining
2. WRITING / MAKING A DRAFT
"It involves generating ideas, general organizing, and outlining."
The writer puts his ideas into complete thoughts,
such as sentences and paragraphs,
do not focus on grammar.
Strategies
1. Give yourself some quiet time to
concentrate on writing your draft.
2. Try to type your essay in your word
processor from the beginning.
3. Start anywhere.
4. Do not be afraid of making mistakes.
5. Use an outline.
6. Be open to discover and explore while you write.
7. Focus on the big things: the thesis, the organization, and the support and development of ideas.
3. REVISING
"It is the process of making changes throughout the writing of a draft, changes that work to make the draft congruent with a writer's changing intentions."
Peer editing
It is about to show the paragraph or text
to someon else to improve the writing process
Suggested Questions by Brown.
What do you like the most about the writing?
What is the main idea?
Who is the audience, and what is the purpose?
What convincing details does the writer use?
Where could the writer add details to make the piece more convincing?
What areas in the writing seem unclear?
How could the writer make the piece clearer?
It is important to be checked by two or three peers.
Types of corrections.
a. Adding
b. Reorganizing
c. Removing
d. Replacing
4. EDITING AND PROOFREADING
Editing
Editing focus on making the text more
readable and assessing clarity, style,
and citations.
proofreading
proofreading focus on
eliminating errors and mistakes
in grammar, punctuation, spelling,
and formatting.
5. PUBLISHING
References
Author Solutions (2016) The 5-Step Writing Process
Recovered from:https://www.authorsolutions.com/the-5-step-writing-process-from-brainstorming-to-publishing/
Literacy Teaching Toolkit (2021)Writing Process
Recovered from:https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/writing/Pages/litfocuswritingprocess.aspx