The Writing Process

The Writing Process Prewriting: Getting It Together Prewriting is everything you do to get ready to write: planning, outlining, studying, brainstorming, interviewing, mind-maping, note-takong, etc, 2 Drafting: Getting It Dowm Drafting is composing the firs draft of your paper. This is something called the rough draft because it's not important that the draft be perfect. The main thing is to get words on paper. 3. Revising: Getting It Right Revising means making changes. Something major changes. Does the paper do what it's supposed to? Does it need more? Less? Is it organized? Look at the big picture - the paper as a whole. 4 Proofreading: Getting It Polished Proofreading means fixing all the pesky little things: spelling, grammar, punctuation. Get out the fine-toothed comb. Dot all the i's and cross all the t's. Publishing: Getting It Read Publishing means getting your writing to rhe audience you intended. That might be just a teacher or a parent. Or it might mean posting it on a blog or in a major publication. omnipapers.com