{"id":2197,"date":"2018-06-07T20:07:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T20:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-wm-englishcomposition1\/?post_type=chapter&p=2197"},"modified":"2020-11-19T16:29:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T16:29:56","slug":"writing-process-overview","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/chapter\/writing-process-overview\/","title":{"raw":"Writing Process Overview","rendered":"Writing Process Overview"},"content":{"raw":"Here\u2019s an overview of stages and processes of writing that you\u2019ll be learning about and using as you study college writing.\r\n
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  1. Considering writing - involves identifying the context of the writing - your purpose, writing type, and intended audience - as an initial planning step<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Prewriting - includes many different ways of generating information for writing<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Creating a thesis\/topic sentences\/support - involves identifying your main insight or assertion to be supported,\u00a0and identifying appropriate categories and types of support<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Writing the draft - involves ordering the categories of support, creating an introduction and conclusion, and creating the whole piece of writing<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Revising - involves reviewing and evaluating the draft for context, thesis, topic sentences, and support, as well as clarity of language and appropriateness of format.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nThe table below\u00a0more fully characterizes these\u00a0five main processes. As you can see, writing is much more than the actual physical act of sitting at the keyboard and creating a draft.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
    Writing Processes<\/caption>\r\n
    1. Considering Writing<\/th>\r\n2. Prewriting<\/th>\r\n3. Developing Thesis \/ Topic Sentences \/ Support<\/th>\r\n4. Writing the Draft<\/th>\r\n5. Revising*<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    may include these components:\r\n
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    • identifying purpose<\/li>\r\n \t
    • identifying audience<\/li>\r\n \t
    • identifying type of writing<\/li>\r\n \t
    • identifying context of the writing<\/li>\r\n \t
    • considering the idea you want to express - creating a working thesis<\/i><\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
    		may include these components:\r\n
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    • journaling<\/li>\r\n \t
    • freewriting<\/li>\r\n \t
    • brainstorming<\/li>\r\n \t
    • mapping<\/li>\r\n \t
    • listing<\/li>\r\n \t
    • outlining<\/li>\r\n \t
    • creating a working thesis<\/b><\/i><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
    		may include these components:\r\n
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    • creating a working thesis<\/b><\/i><\/li>\r\n \t
    • developing ideas with details, examples - additional brainstorming<\/li>\r\n \t
    • organizing supporting information into logical groups - developing topic sentences<\/li>\r\n \t
    • researching and verifying sources<\/li>\r\n \t
    • notetaking<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
    		may include these components:\r\n
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      • creating and\/or revising a thesis<\/i><\/b><\/li>\r\n \t
      • revising topic sentences<\/li>\r\n \t
      • developing paragraphs fully<\/li>\r\n \t
      • organizing and linking paragraphs<\/li>\r\n \t
      • writing an introduction<\/li>\r\n \t
      • writing a conclusion<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n
    		may include these components:\r\n