2. The WRITING PROCESS l First things first l It’s Basic l don’T get mIxed up tryinG tO Do It All At oNcE!

3. Writing as a Process u Writing can be approached as a thing, a PRODUCT u We can also talk about WRITING as an ACTIVITY or PROCESS u A process is a series of orderly steps for doing something

4. Following the steps... uTuThe process involves alternating READING and WRITING uEuEVALUATING and GENERATING u“u“Writer’s Block” often involves trying to do various steps at the same time or out of order...

5. STEP ONE: KNOW THE TASK u STEP 1: UNDERSTANDING THE TASK! You must go through the prompt (if one is given) and understand the component PARTS. u USE A PEN! u ANALYSIS! u Create a CHECKLIST for later.

6. COMPONENTS!  component (k € m p Ö¿ n € nt) adj. u serving as one of the parts of a whole; constituent n.  1 a) an element or ingredient b) any of the main constituent parts, as of a high-fidelity sound system

7. STEP 2: Generating Material! u STEP 2: Generating material (without censoring) u Brainstorming u Webbing u Free writing u Know the rules of each!

8. STEP 3: Figure out an ORDER uSuSTEP 3: ORGANIZING ufufigure out an order to your ideas, eliminate some (censoring allowed) uououtlining ununumbering u listing uYuYou Have to have a REASON*

9. STEP 4: Get a DRAFT down uSuSTEP 4: DRAFTING ucucasting the material in sentences and paragraphs according to your ORGANIZATION and choice of STYLE

10. Who’s Got STYLE? uAuA. STYLE come from the following questions u1u1. Ask yourself: “What is my attitude towards this?” u2u2. Ask Yourself: “Who is the audience for this?” u3u3. What are the Conventions and Expectations to Be observed

11. Still on STEP 4! u B. Choose PARAGRAPHS u Choose SENTENCES Why is “CHOOSE” an important word here? u WRITE!

12. NEXT STEP in the PROCESS? u STEP 5: EDITING u reading WITH A PEN(!) for meaning: effective introduction, thesis statement, topic sentences, paragraph coherence, length and organization, and transitions between paragraphs, effective conclusions, and the ORDERING OF PARAGRAPHS u Have you covered the assignment? (see step 1)

13. And THEN? uSuSTEP 6: REVISING uwuwriting ANOTHER DRAFT incorporating the changes you have made

14. Have I FINISHED YET? u ONE MORE STEP! u PROOFREADING! u final check on mechanics, spelling, punctuation, mechanics, usage and your typing before turning the draft in (make necessary corrections) u REPEAT AS NECESSARY!

15. PUBLISH! uPuPrint the thing out with Name, Date Instructor and Title uSuShare it uHuHand it in

16. THE PROCESS u EVALUATE u WRITE u EVALUATE u WRITE u EVALUATE u WRITE u EVALUATE u WRITE u Know the Task u Invent u Organize u Draft u Edit u Revise u Proofread u Incorporate and Print