The document discusses the writing process and provides tips for each stage. It recommends starting the drafting process early to avoid procrastination and establishing a schedule. Writers block can be addressed by reframing the task, taking a break, free writing, or researching what others have said on the topic. When writing for others, writers should ensure their points are clear and assess what needs more or less focus. The document also suggests considering the purpose, audience, genre and stance of the writing. Later stages involve getting feedback, revising for clarity and focus, editing sentence-level elements, and proofreading.

1. The Writing Process

2. Drafting
 Don’t wait until the last minute!
 Establish a schedule that works for you
 Break down your writing task
 Expect surprises
 Expect to do more than one draft

3. Writer’s Block
 Think of an assignment as a problem to
be solved. Write it out in a single
sentence.
 Stop trying. Take a break. Come back
refreshed.
 Free write, brainstorm, outline
 Research what others have said

4. Assessing Your Own Writing
 When writing for yourself – don’t worry
 Personal writing = length
 When writing for others…
◦ Make sure your points come across clearly
◦ What needs work? What still needs work?
What do you need to say more (or less) of?

5. Consider the Rhetorical Situation
 Purpose
 Audience
 Genre
 Stance

6. Reviewing Your Writing
 Focus
◦ Thesis
◦ Introduction & Conclusion
 Support
◦ Reasons, Evidence
 Organization
 Clarity

7. Getting Responses
 Others can point out problems that you do
not see in your own text
 Answer specific questions you may have
about the audience of your text

8. Revising
 Major changes to the essay
 Layered
◦ Whole-Text
◦ Details
 Give yourself time to revise
 Sharpen your focus
 Strengthen the argument
 Clarify
 Rewriting – pg. 239

9. Editing
 Details
◦ Paragraphs, Sentences, etc.
 Paragraphs
 Sentences
 Words

10. Proofreading
 Clean up your work for presentation
 Spell check
 Formatting