{"id":420,"date":"2016-05-21T00:05:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T00:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=420"},"modified":"2017-03-10T23:37:27","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T23:37:27","slug":"why-it-matters-writing-process","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/chapter\/why-it-matters-writing-process\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Writing Process","rendered":"Why It Matters: Writing Process"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Why is it necessary to analyze the process of writing?<\/h2>\r\nYou've likely heard the phrase \"writing process\" before, and the steps below may be familiar to you.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-427\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2016\/05\/23170913\/Writing-graphic-final-2.jpg\" alt=\"Graphic labeled &quot;The Writing Process.&quot; A line of brightly colored circles are connected by gray arrows wrapping around them. From left to right, they read: Topic, Prewrite, Evidence, Organize, Draft, Revise, Proofread.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"271\" \/>\r\n\r\nThough these steps are often talked about as separate tasks, they are actually much more fluid. \u00a0Don't overlook the importance of the arrows around each item. \u00a0These arrows\u00a0indicate the most vital aspect of the writing process: it doesn't just go in one direction.\r\n\r\nOne step bleeds into the next. \u00a0Sometimes an issue comes up late in the process, such as during revision, which requires going back to the prewriting stage for a bit. \u00a0This kind of dance through the steps is expected, and healthy. \u00a0You make your own path through the process.\r\n<h3>The Writing Process, Illustrated<\/h3>\r\nThe video below is a beautiful example of one person's application of the writing process. \u00a0He narrates the stages he goes through to complete blog entries for a course he's taking. \u00a0Though you may not be writing the same kind of product, you can certainly analyze his process to see how it might be applied in other writing situations.\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/static.3playmedia.com\/p\/projects\/20361\/files\/1291647\/plugins\/11085.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/iframe_api\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\r\n <iframe id=\"myytplayer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1pnpL8295E?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"440\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nWere there steps in this video that surprised you? \u00a0That seemed out of order to you? \u00a0Would you be able to adapt his process to the next writing task you're faced with?\r\n\r\nThe rest of this module will address the individual stages of the writing process, and how they work together.\r\n<h2>Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Analyze\u00a0topic selection activities<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze prewriting activities<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze activities to find evidence in support of a claim<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze essay organizational techniques<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze drafting activities<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze revision activities<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Analyze proofreading activities<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2>Why is it necessary to analyze the process of writing?<\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ve likely heard the phrase &#8220;writing process&#8221; before, and the steps below may be familiar to you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-427\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2016\/05\/23170913\/Writing-graphic-final-2.jpg\" alt=\"Graphic labeled &quot;The Writing Process.&quot; A line of brightly colored circles are connected by gray arrows wrapping around them. From left to right, they read: Topic, Prewrite, Evidence, Organize, Draft, Revise, Proofread.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though these steps are often talked about as separate tasks, they are actually much more fluid. \u00a0Don&#8217;t overlook the importance of the arrows around each item. \u00a0These arrows\u00a0indicate the most vital aspect of the writing process: it doesn&#8217;t just go in one direction.<\/p>\n<p>One step bleeds into the next. \u00a0Sometimes an issue comes up late in the process, such as during revision, which requires going back to the prewriting stage for a bit. \u00a0This kind of dance through the steps is expected, and healthy. \u00a0You make your own path through the process.<\/p>\n<h3>The Writing Process, Illustrated<\/h3>\n<p>The video below is a beautiful example of one person&#8217;s application of the writing process. \u00a0He narrates the stages he goes through to complete blog entries for a course he&#8217;s taking. \u00a0Though you may not be writing the same kind of product, you can certainly analyze his process to see how it might be applied in other writing situations.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/static.3playmedia.com\/p\/projects\/20361\/files\/1291647\/plugins\/11085.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/iframe_api\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"myytplayer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1pnpL8295E?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"440\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Were there steps in this video that surprised you? \u00a0That seemed out of order to you? \u00a0Would you be able to adapt his process to the next writing task you&#8217;re faced with?<\/p>\n<p>The rest of this module will address the individual stages of the writing process, and how they work together.<\/p>\n<h2>Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Analyze\u00a0topic selection activities<\/li>\n<li>Analyze prewriting activities<\/li>\n<li>Analyze activities to find evidence in support of a claim<\/li>\n<li>Analyze essay organizational techniques<\/li>\n<li>Analyze drafting activities<\/li>\n<li>Analyze revision activities<\/li>\n<li>Analyze proofreading activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-420\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Why It Matters: Writing Process. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><li>Image of The Writing Process. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Kim Louie for Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">All rights reserved content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Writing Process Animation. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: CIS*2050*DE. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V1pnpL8295E\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/V1pnpL8295E<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>All Rights Reserved<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Standard YouTube License<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":19,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"copyrighted_video\",\"description\":\"Writing Process Animation\",\"author\":\"CIS*2050*DE\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V1pnpL8295E\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"arr\",\"license_terms\":\"Standard YouTube License\"},{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Why It Matters: Writing Process\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Image of The Writing Process\",\"author\":\"Kim Louie for Lumen Learning\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"1fcff347-0d0b-4bb5-bff7-4fa4900570cd","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-420","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":19,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1976,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/420\/revisions\/1976"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/19"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/420\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=420"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=420"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}