Writing process
Pre-writing:
Writers set a purpose for writing.
Writers use knowledge about the topic and writing strategies.
Writers' expectations are cued by previous reading/writing experiences, format of the text, purposes, and audience for writing.
Writers use comprehension strategies to make text readable.
Writers gather and organize ideas.
Drafting
Writers create meaning.
Writers monitor their writing strategies as appropriate for their audience and the kind of text they are creating.
Revising
Writers interpret meaning.
Writers clarify misunderstandings by rereading, reflecting, and revising meaning.
Writers expand ideas.
Editing
Writers identify and correct mechanical errors.
Writers review paragraph and sentence structure.
Publishing/Sharing
Writers share their completed writing with an audience.
Writers reflect on the writing process.
Writers feel success.
