The writing process involves four main steps: prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. [1] Prewriting involves brainstorming ideas and planning. [2] During drafting, the initial writing takes place without worrying about spelling or grammar. [3] Revising improves the writing by getting feedback and making changes. Editing fixes mistakes related to capitalization, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

1. The Writing Process
Lauri Fields

2. Prewriting:
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Ideas
Brainstorming
Discussing
Drawing Pictures
Planning
Thinking Maps
Organizing

3. Drafting:
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Record your thoughts on paper.
Follow an outline or map from your
prewriting and fill in the details.
Double-space!!!
DON’T STOP to look up spelling or
punctuation/

4. Revising:
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Improve your writing:
Read your writing aloud to
yourself and classmates.
Make changes, additions, and deletions as
necessary.
Repeat until you are satisfied
with the outcome!

5. Editing:
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Fix your mistakes
• Capitalization
• Usage (correct grammar)
• Punctuation
• Spelling
Reading your work should be
effortless.

6. Publishing:
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Share your writing with
others!
Read aloud.
Act it out.
Illustrate your story.
Post it online.
Try to get published!
Listen to someone else read it.

7. Writing Process Notes
Prewriting: Gather ideas, brainstorm, plan
Drafting: Just write! Don’t worry about being correct-just get
your story down.
Revising: Make your story better. Get feedback. Improve.
Repeat.
Editing. Make it correct. CUPS (Capitalization, Usage,
Punctuation, Spelling)
Publish: Share! Celebrate!

8. The Writing Process