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Process Writing
Dorothy ZemachRussia 2018
The Writing Process
Brainstorming
Organizing
Drafting
Editing / Peer editing / Revising
Publishing
The Writing Process
Brainstorming
Organizing
Drafting
Editing / Peer editing / Revising
Publishing
Types of Brainstorming
List / Double list
(Freewriting)
Word map
Pair interview
Discussion
Activity time!
An idea every other group had
An idea no other group had
The most creative idea
The most useful idea
etc.
Handling Brainstorming
Do it in class as much as possible!
Organize it
Analyze its effectiveness
Hand it in with the assignment
Organization
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
I. Introduction
II. Topic
III. Topic
IV. Topic
V. Conclusion
II. Topic sentence
A. idea
B. idea
III. Topic sentence
A. idea
B. idea
IV. Topic sentence
A. idea
B. idea
II. Topic sentence
A. idea
1. example
2. example
B. idea
1. explanation
III. Topic sentence
A. idea
1. explanation
B. idea
1. quote
2. example
Peer Reviews
What are helpful comments?
Ones that say why:Strong thesis statement—I could anticipate every body paragraph.
I loved this example—it made me laugh!
Ones that explain any confusion:I didn’t know if “he” was your father or your brother.
Your introduction said your plan will save money. But I didn’t see money mention in any other paragraph.
The Whole Assignment
Activity time!
Macmillan Writing Series
Writing Sentences (“I Am From” poem): teaches sentence patterns, with an emphasis on accuracy, and leads to paragraphs
Writing Paragraphs: Teaches process writing and different genres (peer review examples were taken from this book)
Writing Essays: Takes students from paragraphs to essays
Writing Research Papers: Takes students from an essay to a research paper
Thank you!