The Writing Process
A WebQuest for 5th Grade Writers’ Workshop
Designed by
Caroline Coleman Ott
|Introduction | Task | Process |Resources | Evaluation|
|Conclusion | Credits | Objectives | Standards|
Let’s begin our adventure:
• We all have stories to tell.
• Therefore, everyone is a writer.
• We’re going to work together to learn the 6 stages
or steps of the writing process.
• Writers tend to switch frequently among the steps
as they work. It is very useful to think about
writing as a process; it is not step-by-step.
• We will study what writers do during
the writing process:
prewrite, draft, revise, edit, evaluate, publish
The Task:
You will be
completing a
flap book to record
information
about the 6 stages or steps
of the writing process.
The Process:
1. Take a blank flap book from the literacy table.
2. Write the 6 steps of the writing process
on each of the 6 top flaps.
3. Create your own visual to remember each stage.
4. Research, summarize, and record
5 bullet points facts in your own words
about what happens at each stage
underneath the flap!
Use the following clipart visuals as a guide:
prewrite draft
revise
edit
evaluate publish
Resources:
• Use the following links to research what happens
at each stage.
#1 Use this link to record information about
prewriting and drafting (writing):
http://www.mrbuck.org/6StepsoftheWritingProcess.html
#2
Use this link to record information about
revising and editing (see #3 and #4):
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-writing-process/
#3
Use this link to record information about
evaluating and (final draft) publishing:
http://education.wm.edu/centers/ttac/documents/packets/writingprocess.pdf
Evaluation rubric:
worth 100 points: 0-3 points (poor), 4-6 (vague/average), 7-10 (excellent)
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6 stages written in order on cut flaps
visual to remember each stage
5 facts about prewriting
5 facts about drafting
5 facts about revising
5 facts about editing
5 facts about evaluating
5 facts about publishing
neatly written & spellings correct
“Steps of the Writing Process”
& your name neatly written on the back
Conclusion:
Now that you have completed your flap book,
it is time to write!
1. Select a topic
from your personal writing
territories and prewrite about it in your journal.
2. Now draft a short writing (create a sloppy copy)
on the next page in your journal.
3. When everyone has completed his or her sloppy copy,
wait to receive instruction on
revising
, editing
, evaluating
, and
publishing!
Credits & References:
• WebQuest Template http://webquest.sdsu.edu/
• all clipart: www.office.com
• Curriculum standards:
http://www.tncurriculumcenter.org/english
WebQuest’s Learning Objectives:
• The student will recognize the 6 steps
of the writing process.
• The student will identify steps to be completed
at each of the six stages:
prewrite, draft, revise, edit, evaluate, & publish.
• The student will summarize information found on
Internet sites.
• The student will complete the first two stages of
the writing process.
WebQuest’s Curriculum Standards:
• CU0501.3.10 Recognize and use all steps in
the writing process: prewriting, drafting,
revising, editing/proofing, evaluating,
publishing.
• CU0601.4.18 Quote, paraphrase, or
summarize text, ideas, or other information
taken from print or electronic sources.