Students were introduced to this learning objective in the earlier grade
and will be revisiting its concepts in Grade 3.
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1.5 The Writing Process
1.5 The Writing Process
Explain the writing process that author's engage with
Explain the writing process that author's engage with
This year, we will participate in engaging writing activities, explore various genres, and support one another in our writing endeavours. By the end of this journey, our goal is to become not only strong readers but also confident writers, equipped to express ourselves effectively through the written word.
Good writers follow a structured writing process to compose meaningful texts. This process involves a series of steps that guide writers in creating well-organised written works.1
The writing process consists of five stages: Planning, Drafting, Revising and Evaluating, Editing, and Publishing1.
Watch the video below to understand why it is important to follow the writing process2.
Vid.5.1: The Writing Process
By breaking down the writing journey into manageable steps, we gain the tools to communicate our thoughts, ideas, and stories with clarity and impact2.
The writing process helps us write better, easier and effectively2.
Imagine baking a cake. You follow a specific sequence of steps: mix the ingredients, bake, and finally, decorate.
Writing, however, is different. Unlike baking, the writing process is flexible and non-linear. Writers can move back and forth between different stages, revisiting and refining their ideas to improve their work1.
The steps in the writing process involve planning, drafting, sharing, evaluating, revising, editing, and ultimately, publishing and presenting the final product.
1. Planning:
During the planning stage of the writing process, we brainstorm ideas. When we brainstorm, we put on our thinking cap!
Brainstorming is thinking creatively, forming new and exciting ideas to create our own stories1.
It involves thinking, making notes, talking to others, brainstorming, making an outline, researching, and collecting information3.
2. Drafting:
Authors take the ideas they come up with while planning, and put them into the written form during the drafting stage.
We write out our points in complete sentences during this stage.4
Creating a draft is making a rough outline, or a practice version of something before we make the final version4.
We have the freedom to explore and expand more on our ideas. This involves providing supporting details, adding examples or instances to improve and enhance your story.4
Note: At this point, the author may not be concerned with grammar, spelling, or perfect phrasing. The purpose here is to allow ideas to flow, and develop a rough draft.
3. Evaluating and Revising:
Evaluating is when writers reflect on their writing and ask themselves if their writing communicates their ideas clearly.
They may seek feedback from others.
In the revising stage, writers use ARMS (Add, Remove, Move, Substitute). They read again what they have written. They can make their writing better by adding or taking away some details, using better vocabulary, or changing the order of sentences.
4. Editing:
Editing means making changes to make sure a text follows the rules of written English1.
In this stage, writers use CUPS (Capitalisation, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling). Writers look for mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation to make the writing clear and free of errors.
5. Publishing
Publishing is an exciting step wherein you share your story with many people.
It involves making the final version of the story and getting it ready for others to read.
Publishing is important because it allows the writer’s work to be seen and enjoyed by many readers.
Watch the video given below to review and remember the different components of the writing process.
Vid.5.2: Components of the Writing Process
Summary:
Summary:
The writing process is a series of steps that writers follow in order to create a written work.
The five stages of the writing process include planning, drafting, evaluating and revising, editing, and publishing.
The writing process helps us write better, easier and effectively.
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