1. Process Writing The Building Blocks To Organized Writing

2. The Steps in Process Writing Prewrite Prewrite Organize Organize Draft Draft Revise Revise Edit Edit Final Copy Final Copy

3. Ways to Prewrite Brainstorm – make a list Brainstorm – make a list Freewrite – make a list in paragraph form Freewrite – make a list in paragraph form Journal entry – what do you really think? Journal entry – what do you really think? Read – the new term for research Read – the new term for research Internet Search – the newest term for research – be careful of the source! Internet Search – the newest term for research – be careful of the source! Talk – with someone who has a brain, preferably Talk – with someone who has a brain, preferably

4. Freewriting Example It’s another football season and I’m once again rediculously optimistic about the Eagles. Even if players have already fallen during the preseason, even if certain trades make no sense, even if I can’t afford a ticket to see the new stadium, I am still a fan. I bought Eagles pajamas for my grandsons – at 5 months old, they will be Eagles fans. Exactly how well will our

5. Freewrite continued Our quarterback do? What is the story about our ends? Will my son be yelling at me again that I don’t know what I’m talking about? Do we have a chance? What other teams made better trades so that our chances are even slimmer? Are we really the city of the choke?

6. Journal Entries Cathartic release Cathartic release Let the ideas run a little more organized than in a freewrite Let the ideas run a little more organized than in a freewrite Don’t worry about the spelling, worry about the ideas Don’t worry about the spelling, worry about the ideas Think well below the surface Think well below the surface

7. Organize Your Thoughts Are you linear? Are you linear? Are you global? Are you global? Ways to get organized – Ways to get organized – Make a list Make a list Use a web Use a web Use a heuristic Use a heuristic

8. The Draft Get it down in an organized manner in paragraph form Get it down in an organized manner in paragraph form

9. Revise Stephen King has published many books, but he claims none have been finished. Why? Stephen King has published many books, but he claims none have been finished. Why? There is always room for improvement! There is always room for improvement! Revising involves word choices, reorganization, and transitions. Revising involves word choices, reorganization, and transitions.

10. Edit Find all the mistakes in the nuts and bolts of the writing: Find all the mistakes in the nuts and bolts of the writing: grammar errors grammar errors spelling errors spelling errors punctuation errors punctuation errors

11. Final Copy This is more than just a neat recopy of the rough draft! This is more than just a neat recopy of the rough draft! If you can’t find any mistakes, you haven’t looked hard enough! In other words… If you can’t find any mistakes, you haven’t looked hard enough! In other words… LOOK AGAIN! LOOK AGAIN!