The document outlines the five main steps of the writing process: pre-writing, planning and organizing, drafting, revising and editing, and final draft. It provides details about each step. Pre-writing involves brainstorming ideas and choosing a topic. Planning and organizing consists of creating an outline. Drafting is the initial writing stage without worrying about spelling/grammar. Revising and editing focuses on content, organization, and mechanics. The final step is submitting the final draft for grading.

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3. THE WRITING PROCESS
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© 2001 by Ruth Luman
Steps in Writing an Essay
Pre-
Writing
Planning
and
Organizing
Drafting
Revising
and Editing
Final Draft!

4. Introduction
What is the writing process ?
Writing an essay takes time. That’s why writing is often
referred to as a process. In other words, there are several
steps to go through before you have a complete essay ready
to turn in for a grade. In this lesson we will talk about those
steps. They are:
 Pre-Writing
 Organizing
 Drafting
 Revising and Editing
 Handing in a Final Copy

5. Pre-Writing
Step One
Pre-writing literally means, “before writing.” Before you
actually begin writing your essay, you will need to do the
following things:
 brainstorm or generate ideas for
your topic
 choose a topic to write on
 focus in on central ideas

6. Organizing
Step Two
Making an outline can help you organize what you want to
write. This is a rough plan for your essay and can help make
the process of writing much easier.
Essay Outline
I. Introduction Thesis: _____________________
II. Body 1. Topic Sentence: _____________
- supporting idea
- supporting idea
2. Topic Sentence: ____________
- supporting idea
- supporting idea
3. Topic Sentence: ____________
- supporting idea
- supporting idea
III. Conclusion

7. Drafting
Step Three
After getting ideas and making an outline of your essay,
it is time to start writing the essay. When you begin writing
your rough draft, try to remember the following guidelines.
 Don’t worry about writing the ‘perfect’ paper
the first time.
 Your goal in writing a rough draft is to develop
and support the ideas listed in your outline.
 Don’t focus on spelling and grammar as you
write your rough draft. You can check this later
in the writing process.

8. Revising and Editing
Step Four
After you write your first draft, go back over it and look for
ways to improve your essay in content and organization.
This step is called revision. After you revise for content and
organization, begin editing your draft for spelling, grammar,
punctuation, and sentence structure errors.
Content and
Organization
Spelling,
Grammar,
Punctuation,
etc.
Revision Editing

9. The Final Copy
Step Five
The last step is turning in your essay to be graded. Look
at the guidelines below for turning in the final draft of your
essay.
 word-processed
 all new paragraphs indented five spaces
 8 ½ by 11 inch white paper
 double spaced, size 12 font
 one inch margins on all sides

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11. DAY 2

12. Task 1
• Prepare your homework
• Find a partner
• Identify what type of essay your
partner wrote
Task 2
• Explain your answer and support it
with the details you have research

13. TypesofEssay Narrative
Persuasive
Expository

14. tells a story
attempts to convince the
audience to believe, think or
do something
define, explain, or
analyze.

15. HOMEWORK
Study the living customs
and traditions of Filipino
people for the Quiz bowl
tomorrow.

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17. Day 3

18. LIVING FACTS
(QUIZ BOWL)
a. 20-30 questions
will be asked.

19. PUTTING TOGETHER
a. The answers from the quiz
bowl will serve as an
additional information in
writing any of the following:
• Essay
• Poem
• Song
• Rap
• Paragraph

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21. Day 4

24. Day 5
a.Continuation of the
Performance Task
which is a Speech
b.Long Quiz

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