Chapter 8: One writer's Process

Chapter 8: One writer’s planning

Angela begins by looking at her assignment and responding to it. She looks at the subject, purpose, audience, form, and assessment. Then she narrows her assignment by using a cluster and freewriting. Angela begins planning by focusing and researching her topic. She also begins to organize; reviewing her assignment, thesis, and overall method.

Angela writes her first draft making a opening, middle, and closing. She sets it aside before making her first revision. She checks ideas, organization and voice. In Angela’s second revision she writes a new opening and new closing. In her edited draft she edits, checks clarity and smoothness. She then proofreads her draft checking punctuation, agreement issues and spelling. Then she ends with her finished essay.