Writing Process

PROCESS:

The writing process begins with prewriting:

brainstorm,

freewrite, or

scratch outline,

transitions into a formal outline, proceeds to a peer-edited draft, and culminates in a best draft. All stages of the writing process should be organized in a Google Doc and submitted to the instructor in this order:

prewrite

formal outline

peer-edited draft

best draft *

(Best draft is an intentional label; it is not a "rough draft." This draft is your best work to date and has been read by the writer and a peer for meeting the requirements of the rubric).

After an essay is graded and commented on by an instructor, the student may have an opportunity to revise. Before revising for both content and style, a student must create a Writing Guide Page in which errors in usage, composition, and form are corrected. As a result, the order in which a revised essay is handed to an instructor is:

prewrite

outline

peer-edited draft

first best draft

(now with teacher comments)

writing guide page

best draft