This presentation provides an overview of the workflow of an online writing class.

1. Connected processes
Discovery
• Reading the unit’s Overview and
other Content pages to learn what’s
expected
• Reading and analyzing sample
essays and paragraphs
• Answering discussion questions
Writing Collaborating
• Reading the unit’s writing • Talking with peers about the
assignment reading
• Developing a topic sentence • Talking with an instructor
or thesis statement about your rough draft
• Writing and researching • Working with a tutor to
• Revising on your own revise and edit your rough
• Proofreading and editing draft

2. Begin a new unit Write a thesis
Think of a topic for your statement
paper that fits the
assignment
Read the Content for the unit Write a rough draft
Complete research and integrate sources
Do the required reading into your rough draft
Complete any individual waypoint activity Complete required tutoring or
like a quiz or homework conferencing
Complete any collaborative waypoint activity Write your conference summary
Review the schedule to ensure that you’ve Revise your rough draft
completed or will complete all work for the then carefully edit your work
unit
Submit your conference summary
Review your instructor’s comments on your and final draft to the Dropbox
paper once it has been graded