Step 3: Drafting
Step 5: Editing
Step 4: Revising
Step 2: Researching
Step 1: Prewriting
The writer collects his or her main ideas, examples, and research and organizes them together into paragraphs that include topic sentences, body sentences, and transitions.
The writer uses the library (including books and databases) to explore credible and reliable resources that relate to his or her narrowed topic.
The writer reads his or her work aloud, uses a Grammar checker, spell checks, and insures that each sentence is clear and specific.
The writer reviews the essay's organization, order, clarity, and focus. The writer will have peer review and instructor feedback before beginning this step.
The writer explores ideas, does some background reading, considers his or her interests, and reads the assignment requirements.
