Process Writing Overview
- 1. Process Writing: Overview Emily Williamson AACC – Advanced Writing Fall 2014 (click the speaker picture for audio)
- 2. Process (noun) a series of actions that produce something or that lead to a particular result http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/process
- 3. Process: Examples Cooking homemade soup Building a house ?
- 4. Process Writing You can’t just sit down and type a good essay. A quality essay is developed. Generally, there are seven steps.
- 5. The Seven Steps Adapted from Great Writing 4: Great Essays, 4th edition, by Keith Folse, 2014, NGL Cengage
- 6. All Seven 1. Topic 2. Brainstorm 3. Outline 4. First Draft 5. Feedback 6. Revise 7. Proofread
- 7. 1. Topic Sometimes the teacher chooses Sometimes the students chose Be careful not to stray from your topic!
- 8. 2. Brainstorm Busy, stressed students (and teachers) want to skip this step. Don’t skip it! It helps produce thorough work efficiently.
- 9. 2.5 Thesis Tells the reader what will be in the essay. Feels like a mini-outline. Concise summary of all of your content.
- 10. 3. Outline Choose and organize your content Benefits: No grammar! Few words to spell! Easy to see organization
- 11. 4. First Draft Outline sentences and paragraphs Some grammar and spelling necessary NOT time to be perfect
- 12. 5. Feedback About content and organization Focus / relevance? Ideas make sense? Logical order? Good essays are easy to read. Listen to your readers’ points of view.
- 13. 6. Revise Choose what changes to make. If you make a lot of changes, maybe you will want more feedback now!
- 14. 7. Proofread Seek perfection! Grammar Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Word choice Neat/typed
- 15. Important Notes! Your first draft will not be perfect! Your first draft and your final essay will look very different! Proofreading before your essay is mostly finished will just waste your time.