Slide 1 : Topic: What is my main idea?
Audience: Who will read my paper?
Purpose: Why am I completing this task?
Form: What kind of writing will I use? The Writing Assignment
Slide 2 : My Favorite Person
My Trip to Washington, D.C.
The People of China
The Causes of the Civil War
My Most Memorable Moment in Eighth Grade The Topic
Slide 3 : Teacher
Friend or Classmate
Public Official
Relative or Family Member Audience
Slide 4 : Persuade
Convince
Influence Purpose Inform
Give Directions
Explain Express Personal Ideas
Give my opinion
Write a story or poem
Slide 5 : Paragraphs
Friendly or business letters/notes
Stories, poems, or plays
Reports Form
Slide 6 : Prewriting: Thinking of Different Ideas
First Draft
Revising: Improve Your Draft
Proofreading/Editing: Examine Your Paper Carefully
Sharing/Publishing: Prepare Your Final Copy The Writing Process
Slide 7 : Brainstorm ideas
Gather information
Consider audience & purpose
Use an appropriate graphic organizer
Decide the order of your ideas Prewriting
Slide 8 : Write: Don’t worry about mistakes
Elaborate and extend ideas
Explore questions
Put ideas into sentences and paragraphs
Write an introduction and conclusion The First Draft
Slide 9 : Peer Conferencing
Teacher Conferencing
Make Changes
Add, omit, move around, and/or combine
Words
Sentences
Sections
Add Supporting Details and Examples
Arrange Details in a Logical Order
Go Back to Prewriting for More Ideas The Revisions
Slide 10 : Correct the following items:
Language Usage Errors
Spelling Errors
Punctuations Errors
Improve Word Choice
Check for Sentence Variety Proofreading/Editing
Slide 11 : Share with classmates
Share with family & friends
Enter a writing contest
Produce class anthology
Publish in newspaper
Submit to magazine Sharing/Publishing
Slide 12 : Created Especially for My Students By Ms. Blanchard Happy Writing!