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    This document outlines the 5 steps for writing: examining the prompt, prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. It describes the examining step as reviewing the assignment closely and asking questions to ensure understanding. Prewriting involves finding inspiration and using organizational tools. Drafting is focused writing to get ideas down without worrying about format. Revising uses the A.R.R.R. method to add, rearrange, remove, and replace content. Editing checks for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics.

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    This document outlines the 5 steps for writing: examining the prompt, prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. It describes the examining step as reviewing the assignment closely and asking questions to ensure understanding. Prewriting involves finding inspiration and using organizational tools. Drafting is focused writing to get ideas down without worrying about format. Revising uses the A.R.R.R. method to add, rearrange, remove, and replace content. Editing checks for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics.

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    This document outlines the 5 steps for writing: examining the prompt, prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. It describes the examining step as reviewing the assignment closely and asking questions to ensure understanding. Prewriting involves finding inspiration and using organizational tools. Drafting is focused writing to get ideas down without worrying about format. Revising uses the A.R.R.R. method to add, rearrange, remove, and replace content. Editing checks for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics.

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    5 Steps of Writing

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    This document outlines the 5 steps for writing: examining the prompt, prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. It describes the examining step as reviewing the assignment closely and asking questions to ensure understanding. Prewriting involves finding inspiration and using organizational tools. Drafting is focused writing to get ideas down without worrying about format. Revising uses the A.R.R.R. method to add, rearrange, remove, and replace content. Editing checks for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other mechanics.

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    Ms.

    Stetka
    Basha High School
    What are the steps?
    • Examining
    • Prewriting
    • Drafting
    • Revising
    • Editing
    • Publishing

    Kristi Hartley
    Taylor County Middle School
    Examining the Prompt
     Review your assignment sheet for your writing
    assignment closely.
     ASK QUESTIONS!
     If you do not understand the assignment/prompt, you are
    already off to a rough start.
     Make sure you are clear in what you are supposed to be
    doing before moving on to the next step.

    March 23, 2007


    Kristi Hartley
    Taylor County Middle School
    Step 1: PreWriting
    • Find your Inspiration!
    • Determine your most useful
    form to PreWrite (lists,
    mapping, webbing, graphic
    organizers, etc.)

    Steps
    Kristi Hartley
    Taylor County Middle School
    Step 2: Drafting
    • Select your writing ideas from your PreWriting
    Exercise.
    • Write, Write, Write!
    • Don’t worry about format, grammar, etc.
    • Just focus on putting ideas down on paper.
    • Rough Drafts shouldn’t be perfect!
    • Have you completed your thoughts through
    your writing?

    Steps
    Kristi Hartley
    Taylor County Middle School
    Step 3: Revising
    • A.R.R.R. Adding: Is there any other information that
    the reader needs to know?
     Adding
    Rearranging: Is the information presented in
     Rearranging the most logical order?
     Removing Removing: Are there any unnecessary
     Replacing details?
    Replacing: Could I change anything to make
    my expressions stronger?

    Kristi Hartley
    Steps
    Step 4: Editing
    • Self Editing Spelling
    Capitalization
    • Peer Editing
    Punctuation
    Grammar
    Sentence Structure
    Subject/Verb Agreement
    Word Usage

    Kristi Hartley
    Steps
    Step 5: Publishing
    • TYPED FINAL DRAFT IN MLA FORMAT
    • Center title.
    • Name, class, and date in top left hand corner.
    • Double spaced
    • Make sure all edits and revisions are included.
    • Read through a final time before submitting.
    • Staple in top left hand corner.
    • Include a copy of rubric for grading.

    Steps
    March 23, 2007
    Kristi Hartley
    Taylor County Middle School

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