1. The Writing Process

2. The Writing Process
Stage 1—Prewriting
Stage 2—Drafting
Stage 3—Proofreading
Stage 4—Editing
Stage 5—Final Draft

3. **graphic organizer or outline**
Prewriting
Identify your audience.
Define your reason for writing.
Choose one topic to focus on in your writing.
Gather and organize information about your topic.
**graphic organizer or outline**

4. **Try to make your essay as interesting as possible**
Drafting
Begin to turn your ideas into an essay.
Write freely, worry about spelling and grammar later.
**Try to make your essay as interesting as possible**

5. **Make all necessary changes and improvements**
Proofreading
Review your essay for mistakes - make sure it is organized
- make sure the sentences make sense
- make sure it is interesting
**Make all necessary changes and improvements**

6. This is where the writing for your FCAT essay ends.
Editing
At this stage:
correct errors in capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
This is where the writing for your FCAT essay ends.

7. **This is the final stage of the writing process.**
Final Draft
**This is the final stage of the writing process.**
Take all the information and editing and write the paper over.
Produce a new and final draft of the paper without mistakes.