1. What are the stages of writing, click on 'stages of writing' and write the answer.
a) Prewriting. Students generate ideas for writing: brainstorming; reading literature; creating life maps, webs, and story charts; developing word banks; deciding on form, audience, voice, and purpose as well as through teacher motivation.
b) Rough Draft. Students get their ideas on paper. They write without concern for conventions. Written work does not have to be neat; it is a 'sloppy copy.
c) Reread. Students proof their own work by reading aloud and reading for sensibility.
d) Share with a Peer Revisor. Students share and make suggestions for improvement: asking who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about parts of the story the peer does not understand; looking for better words; and talking about how to make the work better.
e) Revise. Improve what the narrative says and how it says it: write additions, imagery, and details. Take out unnecessary work. Use peer suggestions to improve. Clarify.
f) Editing. Work together on editing for mechanics and spelling. Make sure the work is 'goof proof.
g) Final Draft. Students produce their final copy to discuss with the teacher and write a final draft.
h) Publishing. Students publish their written pieces: sending their work to publishers; reading their finished story aloud, making books. This is a time to celebrate!
2. Find out what planning is, by clicking on 'planning'.
Planning your writing is when you think about it in advance.
It helps you: Record your ideas, Come up with new ideas, Organise your thoughts, Check that you have all the information you need.
For example: Why: Purpose, What: Context and Who: Audience.
There are lots of different methods such as: Writing a list, Drawing a picture, Thinking about it.
3. How can you plan your writing? Click on 'plan my writing' and write it down.
There are many different ways you can plan your writing. There isn't a correct way to plan; you choose the method that suits you or the situation.
Here are some examples of planning methods: diagrams, lists and writing frames.
4. Once you have done your planning, what is next? Check out in 'draft'.
A draft is a rough plan of your writing. There are many benefits, It helps you to:
-Concentrate on the content, the writing, rather than the punctuation, spelling or grammar.
-Check that the writing flows well.
-Do you need to move any ideas around? Have you included everything you wanted to say?
-Look at the layout of your writing.
-Is it too far up the page? If writing a letter, do you have the address in the correct place?
