The Writing Process

English Language Arts Grade 8 The Writing Process
Students identify and define the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Then they work through the writing process and identify strategies used at each stage, applying the strategies as they write an expository essay. Next, they evaluate how the steps of the writing process make their writing clearer, more organized, and more engaging. Finally, students will self-evaluate based on a rubric.

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Overview

In this experience, students identify and define the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Then they work through the writing process and identify strategies used at each stage, applying the strategies as they write an expository essay. Finally, they evaluate how the steps of the writing process make their writing clearer, more organized, and more engaging.

At the end of the experience, students will self-evaluate their work based on a rubric. You may review the rubric with them at any point during this experience.

Objectives

  • Identify and explain the steps in the writing process.
  • Analyze how the writing process helps an author compose a well-written text.
  • Compose an expository essay while using the steps of the writing process.

Duration

  • Two to three class periods. You may have students research the writing topic outside of the classroom.


The writing process is the steps an author follows to create a well-written piece of writing. In this experience, you will learn the steps of the writing process while writing an expository essay. You will improve your writing by identifying and applying the steps of the writing process.

Objectives

  • Identify and explain the steps in the writing process.
  • Analyze how the writing process helps an author compose a well-written text.
  • Compose an expository essay while using the steps of the writing process.


the 5-step writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing

Think about the most interesting work of non-fiction you remember reading. It might be a book, an article, or a Web site.


State what the text is that you remember, and what made it so memorable for you.

Post your answer

Use student responses to spark a discussion about effective writing.


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The Complete List of Learning Experiences in The Writing Process Unit.
English Language Arts Grade 8 The Writing Process
Writing for Assessment
English Language Arts Grade 8 The Writing Process
Revising Your Work
English Language Arts Grade 8 The Writing Process
Commonly Confused Words
English Language Arts Grade 8 The Writing Process
The Writing Process
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Capitalization and Punctuation
English Language Arts Grade 8 The Writing Process
Knowing Your Audience
English Language Arts Grade 8 The Writing Process
The Art of Editing
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