2. Why write? To communicate over distances To communicate across time To participate in society To remember and record To “make thought visible” and express your inner self

3. Notes emails letters essays stories Signs advertisements subtitles articles Diaries/journals magazines plays recipes Labels/brands brochures maps textbooks How we write

5. These are the steps in the writing process.

6. What are the steps?

7. Prewriting Drafting Editing / Revising Presenting

8. #1 Prewriting Planning and Thinking Getting your thoughts down on paper. Free-write, outline, notes Discuss, think

9. EXAMPLES Brainstorming / Vocabulary Surveying / forms Researching / Discussion

10. Authors must think about…. The purpose of their writing The audience they are writing for The content (structure / sequence) ( genre / register)

11. #2 Writing First Draft Putting your ideas and thoughts together Forming sentences and paragraphs

12. #3 – Editing Revising and Reflecting Rewriting or rearranging sentences. Getting feedback Proofreading

13. # 4 Presenting Final Draft Sharing your work publishing, speaking

14. The whole process

15. Conclusions? What are the BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS of using the Writing Process in our classrooms?

16. DRAWBACKS Takes too much time Loss of student focus / interest Not suited to some personalities Students need to be taught it (peer editing / planning / stages) Restricts spontaneity and range of writing activities.

17. Benefits The creation of a product Writing seen as a communicative and purposeful activity Teaches students to plan and research Student collaboration is developed. Feedback and response given.

18. “Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.” -- Jules Renard Isn't it surprising how many things, if not said immediately, seem not worth saying ten minutes from now? ~Arnot L. Sheppard, Jr. Speaking Vs Writing

19. We have produced a Venn Diagram object. Each part is a separate PowerPoint object, so you can colour them as you please ImpermanentPermanent Immediate (unplanned)Delayed (planned) Variation / CasualConventional / Stylized Low lexical densityHigh lexical density High ParalinguisticsLow Paralinguistics Communal activitySolitary Activity UniversalLearned

20. Simple sentencesComplex sentences VoicedThought / Read PronounceSpell FeedbackNo feedback Pause / IntonationPunctuation Speaking Vs Writing

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