Writing Processes Everybody has oneor more Quickwrite What

Writing Process(es) (Everybody has one---or more!)

Quickwrite: �What steps do you take when writing? Draw a graphic representation of your own personal writing processes.

Ways of visualizing writing processes:

Reflection is part of the process �“Reflective learners develop the ability to identify and discuss their choices, strengths, and learning processes” (Portfolio Keeping p 17). �In a class that requires written accounts of HOW you wrote something and WHY you wrote it that way, reflective writing must be part of a writing process.

How to incorporate reflection into your process: � What was easy during writing this draft? For every draft you write, take a few minutes to answer questions like these in your Writer’s Notebook : What was difficult? How did you overcome the difficulty? � What are the strengths and weaknesses of the writing so far? � What things are you saving to work on later? � What discoveries did you make during writing today? What are you learning and how are you learning it? � What ideas have been sparked that you’d like to write about but may not fit into your current project? � What did you hear/say/do in class or in daily conversations that influenced your writing in some way? � Develop your own questions and write freely…

For this class: �Our process will be something like this: �Discovery: in-class discussion and journaling �Brainstorm and Draft: on your own, continue to think and write about the ideas leading into your paper, including audience, purpose, and how-to info for your genre. �Draft one (turn in to teacher for review) �Reflection and Revision �Editing and Proofreading �Draft two (for Portfolio/publication/submission to general audiences)

Compilation and Publication �Putting a portfolio together is an act of composition and a part of your writing processes… �com·pose / [kuhm-pohz] verb, com·posed, com·pos·ing. � 1. to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements: He composed his speech from many research notes. � 2. to make up or form the basis of: Style composes the essence of good writing. � 3. to put or dispose in proper form or order: to compose laws into a coherent system. � http: //dictionary. reference. com/browse/compose

Your Portfolio Processes �Compile, arrange, review, revise, reflect: these are verbs that describe what you do when you put your portfolio together. �Consider the details and “little decisions” you make as you work on your Portfolio. HOW do YOU do it? �What do you do first? Next? Why? �How—and when—do you decide on a navigational scheme? �How does compiling the portfolio interact with revision and reflection?