Writing Process

Writing today is not a

frill for the few, it
is an essential skill
for the many.
 Philosophy
Writing is developmental and
emerges as one experiences.

Writing experiences should be:

developmentally appropriate
authentic.

Writing development is not

linear.
 Philosophy

Reading, writing, listening,

thinking, and speaking are
interactive.
 Types of Writing

Relating a Professional
Experience

Creating an Imaginative Article

Responding to Literature, E-
mail, Articles
 Responding to Information
Responses include Responses include but
but are not are not limited to:
Evaluating
limited to:
Making comparisons
Analyzing Making observations
Clarifying Predicting
Drawing Problem solving
conclusions Processing
Reflecting
 Establishing an Effective
Mental Process
The Writing Process

Topic

Pre-writing Drafting Revising Editing Publishing

 Developmental Stages
Guidelines to assess your own
writing and writing processes
using the Developmental Stage
Scoring Guidelines.

Stage One: The Emerging Writer

Stage Two: The Developing Writer
Stage Three:The Focusing Writer
Stage Four: The Experimenting
Writer
Stage Five: The Engaging Writer
Stage Six: The Extending
Writer
Building Your Writing
 Plan/Prewrite
Choosing Topic
Organize ideas (Web, and Purpose
Map, Graphic Organizer)

Purpose: Generate
ideas and plan the story

List ideas Think about

Brainstorm
reader/audience
Mind
mapping
 Draft
Will my reader/audience
Start (beginning, main
be able to understand my
idea, topic sentence,
story?
opening sentence)

Purpose: Get ideas

down on paper in
complete sentences

Use prewriting
Keep writing organizer
Add supporting ideas (beginning, middle,
end)
 Revise
Rearrange ideas Reread what you have
and words written

Use dictionary Purpose: Make changes Add missing

and thesaurus to until your writing is clear, words and ideas
vary language complete, and interesting

Add rich details

(examples, Read it to a
adjectives, adverbs) peer
 Edit

Punctuation
Paragraph format vs.
a list of sentences

Purpose: Make the Spelling

paper easier to read by
making corrections

Capital
letters
Complete
sentences Spacing between
Indentations words
 Publish
Write or type
Add final draft
final draft
to portfolio
and add
illustrations

Purpose: To share
with others

Display
Read final Show final
draft aloud draft to
someone
for
feedback
 The Emerging Writer
Little or no evidence of topic
development, organization, and/or
detail. (Content)

Little awareness of the audience or the

writing task. (Personal Expression)

Errors in surface features that prevent

the reader from understanding the
writer’s message. (Surface Features)
 The Developing Writer
Topic is beginning to develop(Content)

Limited awareness of audience and/or task

(Personal Expression)

Simple word choice and sentence patterns

(Personal Expression)

Errors in surface features interfere with

communication (Surface Features)
 The Focusing Writer
Topic clear but development is incomplete
with loosely organized ideas. (Content)

Sense of audience and/or task. (Personal

Expression)

Minimal variety of vocabulary and

sentence patterns. (Personal Expression)

Errors in surface features interrupt the

flow of communication. (Surface
Features)
 The Experimenting
Writer
Topic clear and developed, but
development may be uneven. Clear plan
with beginning, middle, and end.
(Content)

Written for an audience(PE)

Experiments with language and sentence

patterns. Word choice and combinations
may be novel. (PE)

Errors in surface features may interrupt

the flow of communication. (SF)
 The Engaging Writer
Topic well developed. Clear beginning,
middle, and end. Organization sustains
purpose. (Content)

Engages the reader. (PE)

Effective use of varied language and

sentence patterns. (PE)

Errors in surface features do not

interfere with meaning. (SF)
 The Extending Writer
Topic fully elaborated with rich details.
Organization sustains writer’s purpose
and moves the reader through the piece.
(C)

Engages and sustains the reader’s

interest. (PE)

Creative and novel use of language and

effective use of varied sentence
patterns. (PE)

Errors in surface features do not

interfere with meaning. (SF)