1. A Five Step Recurring Process
Created for Class 4-403 by Mrs.
Alison Parker
Revised/Adapted from Mrs. E. a school colleague that shared it
with me.

2. What are the steps?
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Pre-writing
Drafting/Writing
Revising
Editing
Publishing

3. Step 1: Pre-writing….the
planning stage!
• Determine your
topic/ideas after
thinking & chatting
• Jot notes using a
bubble map, web,
bulleted list, or some
other graphic
organizer
• Notes should be
fragments & phrasesNOT complete
sentences!
Steps

4. Step 2: Drafting…the writing
stage!
• Select your writing
ideas from your prewriting notes and
stretch those notes
into complete
sentences!
• Write, write, write
without worrying
about spelling….just
get the ideas down!
Steps

5. Step 3:
Revising….the math stage-add &
subtract words to improve the quality!
• A.R.R.R.
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Adding
Rearranging
Removing
Replacing
Steps
Adding: Is there any other
information that the
reader needs to know?
Rearranging: Is the
information presented in
the most logical order?
Removing: Are there any
unnecessary details?
Replacing: Could I change
anything to make my
expressions stronger?
Have I inserted some
figurative language to
impress my audience?

6. Step 4: Editing…the fixing
stage!
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Check capitalization
Check punctuation
Check spelling
Check sentence fluency…does
it flow?
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7. Step 5: Publishing….the sharing
stage!
• Who will your audience be?
• In what genre will you
present your piece: poem,
essay, letter, etc?
• What fonts and graphics
will you include?
• Self Checks/Peer Reviews:
Is it perfect!
• Are you satisfied with it?
Read it aloud 3 times.
Does it sound right and
look right?
• Refer to the
rubric!!!
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