The document outlines the writing process, which involves multiple recursive steps: prewriting where the topic is chosen and ideas are brainstormed; drafting where the main idea is developed into paragraphs; revising to improve organization and effectiveness; editing to polish sentence structure, word choice, spelling, and format; and publishing to present the work to an audience. While the steps are presented in a specific order, writing is recursive and the steps may be completed in varying order or revisited throughout the process.

1. THE WRITING
PROCESS

2. What is writing?
■Writing is the process of using
symbols (letters of the alphabet,
punctuation and spaces) to
communicate thoughts and ideas in
a readable form.

3. Writing is a process that involves
multiple steps that must be
completed to create an effective
essay.

5. PREWRITING
■ in this stage, you plan what you are going to
write.
1. Choose your topic.
2. Identify your audience and purpose.
3. Brainstorm ideas.

6. DRAFTING
■ in this stage, you start with a main idea and then
write your other ideas in sentences and
paragraphs.
■ You follow your prewriting plan to create a first
draft of your essay.

7. REVISING
■ Involves making changes that will improve your
writing.
■ overall organization or logical flow of support,
effective thesis statement, interesting
introduction and concluding paragraphs, well-
developed body paragraphs with clear topic
sentences, appropriate tone and style for
intended audience and purpose.

8. EDITING AND PROOFREADING
■ this is the stage of your essay where you polish
your essay. You focus on smaller-scale yet
important essay elements, such as, clarity in
sentence structure, appropriate word choice,
correct spelling and grammar, and accurate
document format.

9. PUBLISHING
■ In this final stage, you choose a way to present
your work to an audience.

10. Do I need to follow these in its
order?
■ The writing process is more than a set of steps
to follow in the right order. Writing is recursive;
it doubles back upon itself and leaps ahead.
■ As already stated, these steps do NOT need to be
completed in this exact order; frequently, in the
writing process, you go back and forth between
the different stages.

11. POP QUIZ

12. Instructions: Answer the following questions with the complete
answer.
___________ 1. What is the process of using symbols to
communicate thoughts and ideas in a readable
form.
___________ 2. What is the stage where you show or present
your work to an audience?
___________ 3. This stage is also known as the planning stage.
___________ 4. This stage is where you make changes that will
improve your writing.
___________ 5. This stage is where you polish your essay.

13. HOMEWORK
Write your own essay showing the process of writing. It
will be graded through the use of this rubric:
Features 4 3 2 1
Each step of the
writing process was
present
All the steps were
followed even if it’s not
in its proper order.
4 of the steps were
followed even if it’s not
in its proper order.
2 or 3 of the steps were
followed even if it’s not in
its proper order.
None of the steps
were followed even if
it’s not in its proper
order.
Grammar, Usage and
Mechanics
No spelling, punctuation
or grammatical errors.
Few spelling,
punctuation or
grammatical errors.
A number of spelling,
punctuation or grammatical
errors.
Excessive number of
spelling, punctuation
or grammatical
errors.
Quality of Writing
The essay was written in
an extraordinary style.
Very informative and
well organized.
The essay was written in
an interesting style.
Somewhat informative
and well organized.
The essay has a little style.
Gives some new information
but poorly organized.
Piece had no style at
all.
Gives no new
information and very
poorly organized.