Jamestown Writing Process
Revision
Proofreading
Students Must Know or Be Taught …
• how to troubleshoot flaws in logic
• how to improve organization,
explanation, and flow
Students Must Know or Be Taught to
Polish…
• grammar
• syntax
• punctuation
• diction
• other mechanics
Presentation
of Final
Copy
End
Drafting
Outlining
Thesis Writing
Students Must Know or Be Taught …
• quote integration
• how to construct and stick to topic
sentences
• assertion → evidence → commentary
paragraph structure
• how to write effective introductory
and conclusive paragraphs
Students Must Know or Be Taught …
• how to choose and formulate
appropriate organizational structures
(chronological, compare and contrast,
standard “points of support”) to
support a thesis statement
• how to construct a traditional
outline, including pieces of evidence
and transitional words and phrases
Students Must Know or Be Taught …
• the definition of the word “thesis”
• how to compose a workable thesis
based on their individual evidence,
finding, quotations, and ideas
Start of a Literary
Analysis Essay
Close
Reading
Reading Log or
Similar Device
Pull and Compile
Relevant Quotes
Start of a Narrative
or Persuasive Paper
Comprehending
Prompt / Task
Brainstorm
Choose Relevant
Examples
Start of Research
Essay or Project
Hypothesizing /
Formulating
Research Questions
Engage in
Research
Compile Relevant
Findings