PREWRITING
What is the first major step of the writing process?
What is prewriting?
What is the name of the first version of your writing?
What is a first draft?
What does revising mean?
What is making your writing better by improving ideas, organization, details, and clarity?
Which writing stage focuses on spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation?
What is editing?
What gas do humans need to breathe to survive?
Oxygen
What is it called when you quickly write down as many ideas as possible about a topic?
What is brainstorming?
True or False: Your first draft needs to be perfect.
False!
True or False: Revising only means fixing spelling mistakes.
False!
Find the editing error:
“my favorite subject is science.”
The first word needs a capital letter.
Correct:
“My favorite subject is science.”
True or False: Sharks are mammals.
False — sharks are fish.
A student creates a web with the main topic in the center and related ideas branching out. What prewriting strategy are they using?
What is a mind map/web?
During drafting, writers should focus mainly on getting their ______ onto paper.
What are their ideas?
Name ONE thing you might add during revision.
Possible answers:
Which sentence is correct?
A. She dont like basketball.
B. She doesn't like basketball.
C. She doesn't likes basketball.
D. She dont likes basketball.
What is B?
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
Before writing, you should think about who will read your writing. What is this person or group called?
Who is the audience/reader?
A student stops every few seconds to fix spelling mistakes while writing their first draft. Why might this slow them down?
Because drafting should focus on developing ideas, while detailed corrections come during editing.
A paragraph contains a sentence that would make more sense in the previous paragraph. What revision strategy could you use?
What is moving the sentence?
What is wrong with this sentence?
“I went to the store I bought some chips.”
It is a run-on sentence and needs punctuation or a conjunction.
Which country is famous for sushi?
What is Japan
You have been asked to write an essay explaining why students should have longer lunch periods. Name three things you could do during prewriting.
Possible answers:
Your teacher says, “Write freely. Don't worry about mistakes yet.” Which stage of the writing process is your teacher asking you to focus on?
What is drafting?
A student writes:
“The movie was good.”
How could you revise this sentence to make it more specific and descriptive?
Answers will vary. Example:
“The movie was exciting because the unexpected ending kept me guessing until the final scene.”
Question:
Find three errors:
“Yesterday i goed to the park with my freinds and we played basketball”
Answer:
Which animal has three hearts?
A. Shark
B. Octopus
C. Dolphin
D. Penguin
B. Octopus