OPENING THE BACK DOOR WRITING AS A PROCESS

OPENING THE BACK DOOR: WRITING AS A PROCESS Mark Dorr United States Department of State EL Specialist www. markdorr. com Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. This applies to this work as well as videos or other materials included in this educational presentation.

FIND YOUR ANGLE Best results = Just slightly off from normal What can you bring to writing? (Ask Ss) Technical, Personal, Cultural, Historical, Geographical, Spiritual, etc. How can that apply to writing? Does technical experience at home affect tech writing? Does exp in one area affect another ?

WRITER’S BLOCK? Try Non-Stop Writing!

THE “FIVE STAGES” OF WRITING Pre-writing Drafting Revising Editing Publishing But, they are really more like overlapping stages.

EDITING I am like pizza very much. Pizza am my favorite. It with pepperoni good. For this, I like pizza very much.

PARAGRAPH TWO For several reasons I like pizza. For one, it can good for you health. Does that surprise? For example, if you have not so much cheese and lost of vegetables, it can be pretty healthy. Two, it costs not so much. One pizza can feed two or three people and cost is only $7. Finally, for health and cost, I like pizza.

PARAGRAPH THREE Pizza is not just a food; it can be an adventure! If you are like me, you like to try new things. By going to a new place or trying a new taste, you can be surprised sometimes. Also, because it’s so easy to make, you can try different things on your own. Once, I even tried to make an ice cream pizza! It was a disaster, but it was an adventure. So, if you like adventuer, why not give pizza a try?

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