1. The Writing Process
9th grade English

2. Step 1. Brainstorm Think about topic List ideas Random list
Generate ideas

3. Step 2. Pre-write Organize ideas Create a thesis sentence
Take ideas from brainstorm
and organize into a graphic
Organizer
Create a thesis sentence

4. Step 3. First Draft
Flesh out your pre-write into paragraphs (5 – 7 full sentences!)
Draft an introduction (4 – 5 sentences with thesis)
Draft a conclusion (4 – 5 sentences)

5. Step 4. Sharing Also known as peer editting or buddy editting Why?
Assigned classmate
Read your own draft aloud
Why?
Notice many more mistakes that may be otherwise overlooked
Can hear flow more easily

6. Step 5. Revising (editting)
Check for these common convention mistakes:
Spelling
Grammar
Sentence
Fragments
Run-ons
Content
Punctuation
Capitalization

7. Step 6. Final draft Re-write draft with all corrections made
Type in MLA format on clean, white paper

8. Step 7. (optional) Publish
Share with family and friends
Submit to a newspaper or magazine
Put into a book