There are five steps in the writing process. This is the process we will use during writers' workshop. The steps are:

1. Prewriting - "pre" means before - "prewriting" is what you do "before" you start writing. It is what you do to get ideas for your writing.

Some prewritting activities (getting ideas)

Brainstorm

Web

Think

Read / reread / research

Talk or confer with others

Movies / videos

Listening to others

Etc.

2. Drafting - Writing down your rough ideas before you forget them - this just gets you started.
3. Revising - Improving the rough draft by making changes - The quality of your writing is what you're

concerned with during revising.

Revise by (Change)

Add information

Delete (take out) information

Reorganize sentences or paragraphs

Word choice

4. Editing - Correct errors in mechanic (surface features)\

Check for errors

Spelling

Punctuation (. , : ; ' ? ! " ")

Capitalization

Grammar

5. Publishing - Final copy - Neat sheet (revised, edited, and copied over) -- You publish when others will be reading your work.