Timeline: The Writing Process

Feb 27, 2011

Prewriting

Time Kids
Visit this site to see how other students get started.
1. Decide your purpose or audience. Who are you writing to or for?
2. Brainstorming. What do you want to write about?
3. Form. What kind of writing are you going to create? Letter? Nonfiction story? Fiction story?

Feb 28, 2011

Writing

Graphic organizers
Click this link to find the graphic organizer you want to use to get your creative ideas flowing!
1. Organize your ideas.
2. Voice-this is how the story is told.
3. Word choice
4. Sentence fluency-make your sentences detailed and interesting

Mar 1, 2011

Responding

Conference checklist
Before conferencing with your teacher and peer, print the first page of checklist from the link. Complete the top portion of checklist on your own.
1. Teacher/peer conference
2. Student/peer conference

Mar 2, 2011

Revising

Get a copy of the CUPS revision checklist from the writing station.
1. Clarifying
2. Reorganizing
3. Refining
4. Using precise language
Think:
How can I make this story better?
Does it make sense?
Did I include a beginning, middle, and end?
Did I address all of my conference issues and make changes?

Mar 3, 2011

Editing

Editing wheel
Print and create your editing wheel before getting started.
Editing means making changes, when needed to:
•Words
•Length
•Pacing
•Emphasis
•Spelling
•Punctuation
•Capitalization
•Paragraphing
•Verb tense
•Person
•Grammatical constructions
•Visual presentation