Writers expand their ideas by adding vivid details.
What is Elaborating?
100
Writers design the layout for their final copies and ensure that their writing is legible and their illustrations enhance the text.
What is Formatting?
200
Writers review and evaluate their compositions and judge how well they met the goals they set.
What is Evaluating?
200
Writers monitor their progress and coordinate writing strategies.
What is Monitoring?
300
Writers carefully reread their writing to identify errors in spelling and other conventions.
What is Proofreading?
300
Writers set action-oriented goals to direct their writing.
What is Setting Goals?
400
Writers limit their topics so they're specific and manageable.
What is Narrowing?
500
Writers collect words, sentences, and ideas for writing, often using their background knowledge, information they've collected through research, or other classroom resources.