The Writing Process

Name The Steps

100

The step of the writing process most closely aligned with writing a rough copy of your paper 

What is drafting?

200

The last step of the writing process

What is proofreading? 

300

Step of the writing process that involves coming up with topic ideas, choosing what you will focus on in your essay, and beginning and research 

What is exploration? 

400

Step of the writing process during which you consider your reason for writing and who you might be writing to

What is audience and purpose? 

500

The steps of the writing process in order. 

What Is 

Audience and Purpose 

Exploration

Thesis 

Organization 

Drafting 

Revising 

Editing 

Proofreading

Audience And Purpose

100

The main reason we consider our audience when writing 

What is to determine the style of writing used and amount of background information provided? 

200

What you should never do in a paper concerning the audience 

What is addressing the audience directly? 

300

List 3 defining traits that makes audiences different 

What is?

Gender 

Race 

Religion 

Socio Economic Status 

Profession

Politics 

Morals 

Geography 

400

Determine the audience who would want to read "Haunted House," by Emma Cline 

What is 

Young women 

Those who grew up in the 70s 

Risk Takers 

Wealthy 

Readers 

500

List 3 possible purposes for writing an essay 

What Is 

To Summarize 

To Explain 

To Respond 

To Narrate 

To Persuade 

Exploration

100

The physical step of the writing process that most closely aligns with exploration 

what is brainstorming? 

200

Tactic of exploration that involves drawing circles and connecting them with ideas 

What is mindmapping? 

300

The main purpose of brainstorming 

What is to get all of your ideas out on paper without judgment? 

400

The most common method of brainstorming 

What is bullet points 

500

The first thing you should do when beginning a brainstorm 

What is establish what you already know? 

Thesis

100

A thesis statement is 

What is the powerhouse sentence of your essay that serves as a compass for yourself and the reader regarding what your essay is about

200

Strong Or Weak:

In this essay I will argue that I believe college should be free for all students 

What is weak? 

300

Three things you should never say in a thesis

What is "I think, I feel, I believe"

400

Strong or weak?

Video games improve critical thinking skills, problem solving, and teamwork. 

What is strong 

500

The three keys to a strong thesis 

What is 

Debatable 

Specific 

Clear 

Revising, Editing, Proofreading

100

What singer has an album that can be used to remember the order of revising editing and proofreading? 

what is Taylor Swift (Reputation)

200

Which format should be editing our papers into? 

What is MLA? 

300

A common strategy for proofreading 

What is reading out loud? 

400

The step you are in if you are fine tooth combing your paper for small mistakes 

what is proofreading? 

500

Revision is derived from the greek Re-vision means 

What is "to see again,"