1. Chapter 1: The Writing Process

2. Learning Objective: Develop an understanding of the writing process and write a clear, organized paragraph. 3. Writing is a process. The five steps are: Prewriting, Planning, Drafting, Revising, Proofreading. 4. Prewriting is thinking both on and off paper to generate and gather your ideas. 5. Planning is the organizational step that sorts out your ideas into main ideas and supporting details. This is also the step that enables you to develop your thesis statement, the cornerstone of your essay. 6. Drafting is setting out your prewriting and planninginformation in essay form. getting all your ideas down on paper without trying to make them perfect; that step comes later. 7. Revising is When you ensure that you have developed yourthesis throughout the essay and developed the topic of each paragraph, tying everything together with smooth transitions. When you assess your paper critically for phrasing, placement, and content. 8. Proofreading Provides the opportunity to fine tune yourgrammar, word choice, punctuation, transitions, and personal common errors, such as typos. Careful proofreading will produce a polished essay you can be proud of. 9. Five Quick Takes on Writing 1. Take it a step at a time. 2. Take it seriously. 3. Take it easy. 4. Take it to the limit.5. Take it with you. 10. Quick Review Questions 1. The steps in the writing process go in thefollowing order: a) prewriting, drafting, revising, planning, proofre ading. b) prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, proofre ading. c) planning, prewriting, drafting, proofreading, re vising. d) planning, prewriting, revising, drafting, proofre ading. 2. The thinking part of the process is Learning Objective: Develop an understanding of the writing process 11. Quick Review Answers 1. The steps in the writing process go in the followingorder: a) prewriting, drafting, revising, planning, proofreadi ng. b) prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, proofre ading. c) planning, prewriting, drafting, proofreading, revisi ng. d) planning, prewriting, revising, drafting, proofreadi ng. 2. The thinking part of the process is a) planning. Learning Objective: Develop an understanding of the b) proofreading. process writing 12. Quick Review Questions 3. Revising often involves a) making an outline. b) making big changes in content. c) making grammar corrections. d) making changes without a computer.4. The writing process a) should focus on complete, correct sentences at every step. b) should be done quickly, within a few hours. c) typically takes at least a few days. d) involves going through each step once. Learning Objective: Develop an understanding of the writing process 13. Quick Review Answers 3. Revising often involves a) making an outline. b) making big changes in content. c) making grammar corrections. d) making changes without a computer.4. The writing process a) should focus on complete, correct sentences at every step. b) should be done quickly, within a few hours. c) typically takes at least a few days. d) involves going through each step once. Learning Objective: Develop an understanding of the writing process 14. Paragraphs To write a college level essay, you mustremember the importance of creating each paragraph so well that it could clearly stand on its own. To do this, consider the roles of the topic sentence, the supporting sentences, and the summary sentence. 15. The topic sentence presents the general topic of theparagraph, makes specific points about your topic. 16. Writing an essay can be difficult. Whats the topic of this paragraph? Whats the specific point being made? 17. Supporting sentences Develop the topic. Add detail or examples. Any information that does not reinforce thetopic must be left out. 18. The Summary Sentence serves to wrap up your paragraph. It may either sum up the paragraph or restate thetopic in any way that clearly signals the end of the paragraph 19. Spot Check: The supporting sentences of a paragraph a) give the paragraph direction. b) provide examples and details. c) restate the main idea. d) make broad, general statements.Learning Objective: Write a clear, organized paragraph. 20. Spot Check: The supporting sentences of a paragraph a) give the paragraph direction. b) provide examples and details. c) restate the main idea. d) make broad, general statements.Learning Objective: Write a clear, organized paragraph.