The Writing Process

• ​Step One: Analyze the prompt

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• ​What is the prompt about?

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• ​Who are we writing to?

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• ​What piece of writing are we making and what exactly do we need to include in it?

​This is when we review our highlighted information from the text and make sure we gather all evidence related to our topic!

• ​Is our evidence really important?

• ​Does it relate to the topic?

• ​Will I include it in my writing?

​This is where we plan our Big ideas and Supporting Details using a T-Chart planner! The topic and conclusions are green (go ahead and write!), your Big Ideas are yellow (slow down, these are chosen from your categories), and your Supporting Details are red (stop and really think!).

• ​Simple Declarative Sentence- This is short, simple, and to the point.

• ​Number Statement- Uses number words like many, few, couple, several

• ​Quality Question- This cannot be answered with a yes or no

• ​Situation, Stance- complex sentence structure

​In step 8, you will turn to a partner and talk about your planned writing out loud to see how your ideas sound and gain partner feedback.