1. The five steps in the process of writing.

3. Objectives: o Students will be able to list and define the five steps of the writing process with 100% accuracy. o Students will be able to spend the necessary amount of time to revisit, rework and refine pieces of writing. o Students will be able to use revision strategies. o Students will be able to edit to improve sentence fluency, grammar and usage. o Students will be able to prepare writing for publication.

4.  Prewriting  Drafting  Revising  Editing  Publishing

5.  Choose a Topic  Consider the purpose  Identify the genre the writing will take  Use a graphic organizer to organize ideas Main Topic Detail

6.  Write a rough draft  Use wide spacing to leave room for revising and editing  Worry about ideas first and correctness later  Make sure it is marked as a rough draft

7.  Reread the rough draft  Participate in writing groups  Make changes due to what peers say  Conference with the teacher

8.  Proofread the revised draft  Correct mechanical errors (grammar, spelling, punctuation)  Conference with the teacher

9.  Make the final copy  Share the writing with an appropriate audience (teacher, parents, classmates, community)

10.  Tompkins, G. (2010). Literacy in the middle grades. (2 ed., p. 45). Fresno, CA: Pearson Education.

11. Question #1 Question #2 Question #3

12. Worrying about ideas first and correctness later is important in what part of the writing process? Editing Revising Drafting

13. It is important to use a graphic organizer when… Prewriting Editing Publishing

14. You will correct mechanical errors during this part of the writing process. Drafting Publishing Editing

15. Worrying about ideas first and correctness later is important when drafting! Question #2

16. Please look at the following information, and answer Question #1 again.

17. It is important to use a graphic organizer when prewriting. Question #3

18. Please look at the following information, and answer Question #2 again.

19. You will correct mechanical errors during the editing process.

20. Please look at the following information, and answer Question #3 again.

21.  Write a rough draft  Use wide spacing to leave room for revising and editing  Worry about ideas first and correctness later  Make sure it is marked as a rough draft Quick Quiz

22.  Choose a Topic  Consider the purpose  Identify the genre the writing will take  Use a graphic organizer to organize ideas Main Topic Detail Quick Quiz

23.  Proofread the revised draft  Correct mechanical errors (grammar, spelling, punctuation)  Conference with the teacher Quick Quiz