This document provides guidance on the pre-writing and drafting process for an expository essay explaining how an invention has impacted the writer's life. It discusses brainstorming topics and reasons, doing free writing, creating a first draft with an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. The document also covers revising to improve ideas, organization, word choice and sentence fluency. Editing focuses on checking spelling and grammar, and peer editing involves getting feedback. Finally, reading the draft out loud can help catch additional errors before finalizing.

1. THROUGH THE YEARS NEW INVENTIONS HAVE CHANGED THE
WAY WE LIVE. THINK ABOUT ONE INVENTION THAT HAS HAD AN
IMPACT ON THE WAY YOU LIVE. NOW WRITE TO EXPLAIN TO
YOUR TEACHER HOW THIS INVENTION HAS CHANGED YOUR
LIFE.
Crystal Cosme

2. YOUR EXPOSITORY ESSAY MUST
ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS.
1.What Invention has changed
your life?
2.How has it made an impact on
your life?
3.Why is this invention so
important?

3. Where Do I Start?

5. What is pre-writing?
Pre-writing is the first stage
in the writing process which
sets the basic foundation
for a well put together
paper.

6. Pre-writing
Includes-
Brainstorming
Drafting
Revising
Editing

7. Brainstorming allows
you to focus on a
specific topic and
eliminate things that
are not important,
while highlighting the
things that are.

8. Brainstorm with Me!
ComputersShopping
Research
Storing
Information
Processors
Social
Networking
Brainstorming using a mind map strategy

9. FREEWRITING
*Try writing
anything that
comes to your
mind about
your topic. This
strategy is
called free
writing.
Computers changed my
life, Researching school
projects Google helps me
when I don’t know
something. word
PowerPoint corrects
grammar corrects
spelling
Calendars pictures
important information.
Family friends news
events current world
connect. Shopping
convenient clothes shoes
food diet health location
find stuff in stores.
Question: How much
can you write on your
paper about your topic
in 5 minutes?

10. I Think I’m Ready!
I have choose a topic and decided
that computers have had an impact
on my life, and brainstorming allowed
me to research for the reasons why. I
think I’m ready to move onto the next
stage.

12. Ready For My First Draft!
Question :What is the
central idea or
purpose of your
essay?

13. First Draft
1. Remember all the reasons why
an invention has had an impact in
your life.
2. Write about how these
inventions have changed your
life.
3. When writing your first draft,
remember to include an
introductory paragraph and
incorporate the ideas/reasons from
the brainstorming activity.
4. Each reason should be a
paragraph long and contain
supporting details.
5. Lastly, be sure to
include a strong
conclusion.

14. Now that
you’ve
completed your
first draft, it’s
time to move
onto the
revision
process.

15. Revision Focuses On…
Question: Have I
been specific
enough?

16. Revise Revise Revise
Revising your paper means to improve what you have already written.
Keep in mind what are the key points that can be revised
 Ideas
 Organization
 Word Choice
 Sentence Fluency
1. Rethink: Can you change words, add or
subtract to make your paper even better?
2. Rework: If the answer is yes, then do it! This is
why we revise, to make our paper sound even
better than our first draft.
3. Refine: The process of revision helps
to refine or improve your work. It makes
the paper more accurate.

17. Editing your
work means
you are
checking for
errors in
spelling and
grammar.

18. PEER EDITING
Using a three step strategy for peer editing can be a
great way to edit your work. Students should have a
classmate read over their essay’s for any errors they
may have missed themselves.
1.Compliment
2.Suggest
3.Corrections

19. Reading your work out loud
after the revising and editing
stage can help you to catch
any additional errors that
may have been missed
previously. It is best to take a
short break before reading
your piece.

21. References
• Fleming, G. (n.d.). The Difference Between Revising and Editing. Retrieved April 30,
2015, from http://homeworktips.about.com/b/2009/09/22/the-difference-between-
revising-and-editing.htm
• The Writing Process. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2015, from
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/writing/secondary/writingprocess.html
• Study Guides and Strategies. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2015, from
http://www.studygs.net/writing/prewriting.htm