The Writing Process

• The Writing Process

  1. Preparation
  2. Modeling
  3. Generating Ideas
  4. Focusing on a Topic
  5. Outlining
  6. Drafting
  7. Feedback
  8. Revising
  9. Editing
  10. Publishing
• Preparation

  • Establish your purpose
  • Specify your persona
  • Inform of the character, interest, background, and preferences of your target audience
  • Think of the topic you are writing and the type of output
• Modeling

  • Is the process by which the writer looks at different works which are similar in nature with paper he/she is about to write
  • Analyze the features such as organization, structure, and language use of the sample texts
• Generating Ideas

  1. Brainstorming - Listing of many ideas as possible without censoring them
  2. Free-Writing - Free flowing of ideas and writing them down in sentences
  3. Clustering - Using of visual representations to show connections between ideas
• Focusing on a Topic

  • Narrow down the general topic to a specific one
  • Think of questions related to the specific purpose
  • Answer the question with at least two details
• Outlining

  • Two or three main ideas can be generated using this technique
  • Use a topic sentence, or paragraph outline
• Drafting

  • Focus on the content and the organization not on the grammar and mechanics
  • Build credibility by using reliable and valid sources
  • Exercise caution and critical thinking in using the information from those sources
• Feedback

  • Important component of the writing process
  • A response to the written work which focuses on all aspects
  • Focuses more on the content, structure, organization, and clarity of the message
  • Can be classified:

  1. Self
  2. Peer
  3. Teacher Feedback
• Revising

  • The act of improving the original paper by applying changes based on the feedback
  • Apply critical thinking and evaluation skills when considering the comments on the paper
  • Give time for yourself at least two or three days before starting your revision to have a fresher look at your paper
• Editing

  • Focuses on the grammar and the language use
• Proofreading

  • Focuses on typography and mechanics
  • Use the standardized editing symbols to note the corrections
• Publishing

  • Showcasing your work to other people by uploading your work in social media sites, books, magazines, and other reputable research-sharing websites
• Identify what are the meaning on Proofreading Marks on the picture below.

  A) capitalize

  B) lowercase

  C) spelling mistake

  D) period

  E) delete

  F) word

  G) comma

  H) reverse

  I) apostrophe

  J) quotation

  K) make

  L) close

  M) begin a new paragraph