Name: Margaretta

2A1
Paragraph Writing

WRITING STRATEGIES
Prewriting

Prewriting is the stage of the writing process when the writer generates ideas for his
writing. Here are some things you can do to get the writing process started.

1. Ask questions

Ask questions to help grammatical structures for yourself.

2. Create a Word Bank

To create a word bank that relates to the topic on which we will write. You may
choose to display these work banks to keep them in a vocabulary notebook.

3. Graphic Organizers

Make a blank template to organize our writing ideas. Then see what we can do as a
plan for what we will write.

Organizing

In the second stage of the writing strategies, we will take the ideas we generated in
the first step and start putting them into their logical positions in what will become
their composition. Try any of these strategies in the organization phase.

1. Topic Sentences

Choose one or more ideas we generated in the prewriting stage. Then write one
sentence that introduces that idea to the readers. Explain to them that this is a
topic sentence, which they can use to start a paragraph in their written pieces. Then
organize any information about that topic under that sentence. When it is time to
write, we will include that information in the paragraph with that topic sentence.

2. Graphic Organizers

Use a flow chart, bullet point lists, bubble map or other organizers that show the
relationship between ideas.
 3. Open Ended Questions

Open ended questions will help us flesh out their ideas before we begin to write.
When we have chosen a topic, penguins for example, challenge us to answer
questions that begin with the journalistic words (who, what, where, when, why,
how). Who studies penguins? What do penguins eat? How do they spend their time?
Where do they live? Why do penguins do the things they do?

Writing

Right now, it goal is to get something written out on the page.

1. Organizers

Similarly, we working off the graphic organizers and templates we used in the
organization stage will have a more thorough grasp of the vocabulary and content
that we will need to write at this stage.

Editing

Editing is the process writers use to catch errors typical to their own writing.
Because editing focuses on problems that are particular to an individual writer and
that occur again and again. Effective editing requires that you know the types of
errors you typically make.