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WRITING PREWRITING REVISING PUBLISHING THE WRITING PROCESS Tips for each section that will help students improve their writing skills

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Page 1: Tips for improving student writing

HOW TO IMPORVESTUDENT WRIT ING

WRITINGPREWRITING

REVISING PUBLISHING

T H E W R I T I N G P R O C E S S

Tips for each section that will helpstudents improve their writing skills

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TIPS FOR PREWRITING

Find your Idea

Build on your Idea

Plan and StructurePiece the puzzle together

Focus on one idea andsketch it out

Search the clouds, find atopic to write on

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HOW TO PREWRITEDraw a Picture

Use a graphic organizerMake a list

Read about itTalk to a friend

Page 4: Tips for improving student writing

INTROT H E S I S

S T R O N G E S T P O I N TR E S T A T E T H E S I S

CONCLUSION

M I D D L E S T R E N G T HW E A K E S T P O I N T

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T IPS FOR WRIT ING

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ARMS !

Sentences, words

unneeded words/sentences

change a sentence orword placement

trade words orsentences for others

REVISE EDIT

C U P S !Think

Spelling

Punctuation

Usage

Capitalization

v/s

Think

Substitute

Move

Remove

Add proper nouns,beginning of sentences

match nouns/verbscorrectly

periods, quotes,commas, question marks, explanation

check all words, usedictionary if needed

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TIPS FOR PUBLISHING

VerifyThe preferred font, spacing,and formatting for the finalcopy

Peer ReviewShare feedback on eachother’s work

Publish student-work in class book, bulletin board,

letters to the editor, school newsletter, or website.

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TIPS FOR TEACHERS TOIMPROVE STUDENT

WRITINGProvide authenticassessmentCommunicate what isexpected

Encourage studentsto share their work

Allow students to see howthey think, work, andchange over time

Create Portfolios

Promote Journal Writing

Allow students tochoose their owntopics

Improve Student Motivation

Use writing aloud/sharedwriting

Encourage guided writing

Encourage students towrite during all subjects

Promote writing acrosscurriculum