Most
people agree that writing skills are increasingly important and often not
adequately taught. When writing is taught in schools, writing instruction often
takes a backseat to phonics, handwriting skills, and reading comprehension. The four steps
of the writing process are prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, and publishing.
Prewriting is
the type of writing a student is attempting; the prewriting stage can be the
most important. This is when students gather their information, and begin to
organize it into a cohesive unit. This process can include reading, taking
notes, brainstorming, and categorizing information. Prewriting is the most
creative step and most students develop a preferred way to organize their
thoughts.
Drafting is a stage of
the writing process during which a writer organizes information and ideas into
sentences and paragraphs.
Editing is carefully
examining a paper to see that it contains no errors of grammar, spelling, or
punctuation.
Revising is
changing and rewriting a draft to make it better. In this step, you try to
anticipate the needs of your readers by rearranging ideas and reshaping
sentences to make clearer connections.
Publishing is
the writer prepares a document to be distributed to an audience. This may
involve printing the work or duplicating it in some other way in a format that
permits public use and response.
Writing competence in a foreign language tends to
be one of the most difficult skills to acquire. This is true for English as
well. The key to successful writing classes is that they are pragmatic in
nature targeting the skills required or desired by students.
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