The writing process

Now that students have learned a variety of writing formats; informative, opinion, and persuasive, they are getting to choose what they want to write this quarter, using the writing process. The options are; persuasive letter, friendly letter, small moments story, how to, all about book, recipe, song, or poem. They started by brainstorming a list of ideas and what writing paper they would need for each. After,  they chose a writing idea.  The next step in the writing process is to make a plan(they have been creating web diagrams or planning it out in steps using a hand drawing). Then, they draft-write, edit using a checklist, and publish! The editing process involves them editing their work using a checklist of writing skills they need to look for. Such as; punctuation, capitals, spaces, sight words spelled correctly, and interesting details. The checklists vary depending on the writing (I.e all about books need an introduction and closure page). The publishing step involves students reading it to a partner who can also make suggestions to make it better. The writing process will continue to be reinforced through out this unit in the variety of writings the students choose from.