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• What is your favorite recipe? Can you describe the steps it would take to make it?

• How do you make macaroni and cheese on the stove? Do you boil the cheese, drain the water, and then put in the hard noodles?

• Just like making a recipe, good writers have steps that they take in order to write effectively.

• Good writers use the steps of the writing process to publish a top-quality piece of writing.

• Can you identify the steps of the writing process?

Prewriting

Rough Draft

Revise

Edit

Final Draft & Publish

Step #1 of the Writing Process • Brainstorm ideas • Pick a topic • Think about what already know

(background knowledge) • Create a graphic organizer to get

your thoughts down (example: web)

Step #2 of the Writing Process • Begin to write your story • Include a beginning, middle, and

ending • Write complete sentences and

thoughts down on paper in paragraph form

• Not worried about conventions at this time

Step #3 of the Writing Process • Reread it to see if makes sense • Are ideas in the correct order? • Are clear details present? • Is there a beginning, middle and

end? • Are there transitional words to

help the writing flow smoothly?

Step #4 of the Writing Process • Look for errors in Grammar • Look for errors in punctuation,

capitalization, and Spelling • Make sure paragraphs are indented

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Step #5 of the Writing Process • Write your final draft! • Your best effort! Neatness counts! • Maybe can include a possible

illustration • Share with someone!!

Prewriting Rough Draft

Revise Edit

Final Draft & Publish Listen to this 4-minute song about the writing process:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nlLh_g-f1U

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