
Writing
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Understand the steps of the writing process.
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Write, edit, and publish a composition using the writing process.

1. Pre-Writing
Decide what you will write about.
2. Draft
Write your first version.
3. Revise
Make your writing better.
4. Edit
Write your final version.


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Think of an interesting topic. You can brainstorm, talk to friends, or read books for ideas.
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Organize your ideas.
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Make a list.
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Create an idea web, a story map, or a flow map.
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Choose the ideas that best support your topic.
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Write your first draft.
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Get all you ideas on paper.
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Don't worry too much about style or mechanics. You can fix them later!
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Read your writing from start to finish.
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What can you add, remove, rearrange, or replace to make your writing better? Use the Revising Checklist.
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Ask friends or family to read your writing. What do they think would make it better?
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Read your writing again from start to finish.
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Use the Editing Checklist.
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Look for mistakes.
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Are the words spelled correctly?
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Is punctuation used correctly:
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Are you using all the words in the right way?
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Are the words capitalized correctly..

