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