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Definition: One chooses their topic, considers the purpose, the audience, and the form. They also begin generating and organizing ideas for writing.

Example: Before I begin writing something for a free write, I consider what my topic is, what the genre will be and how am I going to create a story. This is the beginning of the writing and when you formulate your ideas.

Observation:  The prewriting stage happens to my students when they first are told they will participate in a writing lesson. When they are told they will be writing something, they all start to create some ideas of what they will want to put on paper. This is when the prewriting stage takes place for them and I can see them thinking about that they wasn't to write about. For some of the students that I see stuggling to come up with ideas, my teacher or myself will walk up to them and try to encourage them with their thought process. Talking helps a lot with the prewriting stage and I notice how beneficial it is to my students whether they need to get ideas from a friend or from the teacher.

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Definition: One starts writing their draft on a paper to get their ideas out. They make sure to double space and create a lead for the beginning of their paper.

Example: During the stage of drafting, I get all my thoughts out on a piece of paper. I am one of those people that needs to get all my thoughts out so that I can go back later and edit what I wrote. I never leave double spacing during the draft stage but after reading this article, I realize that is something I need to start doing.

Observation: Last year, I had the students I was working with go through the drafting stage when they were trying to write a book about animals. I watched all of them have different stories about differenct animlas and I watched them all put any information they had into the book. This was the drafting stage. The students put any information they had into the story book and then later they were told to do some research and to edit what they put down.

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Definition: When one revisits their rough draft and rereads it, edits, and gets feedback from others.

Example: Every time after I have done my rough draft, I have to go back and reread it to make sure it makes sense and to edit what doesn't need to be there. Once this part is done, I have someone else look at my paper and edit again for me. Then lastly, I reread it one more time and I insert the corrections that were given to me. lately, After every assignment in my master classes, I have doing this process and have been asking my boyfriend to look over it and give me feedback. It is very important to get this help and to receive this feedback.

Observation: Last year, when my students were creating their animal books, the students were asked to get in groups and all read each others drafts. They were all asked to help each other and give each other feedback on what they can change. This is the revising stage.

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Definition: When a student starts to correct any errors made in the paper. This can include capitalization, punctuation, spelling, sentence structures, grammar and usage, and formatting. The editing stage is best done after a couple days break from the paper so that the student can look for mistakes with a clearer mind.

Example: I do this stage once I have written my paper daft, and once I have had a friend write me feedback on my paper. I usually dont take a break to approach my paper with clearer eyes but I edit the paper and try to find all the errors that I had made or may have missed.

Observation: Going back to the when my students created the animal books, the students after getting into groups and getting all their feedback, the students were asked to do a final editing. They had already gotten feedback from others and now were able to look at their animal books and correct any errors that were still there.

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Definition: When a student takes the final step and creates the final version of their writing and publishes and presents the work to an audience. It is also important to have students put an 'All About the Author' page in their writing projects and to have them create a hard cover so they feel proud and they feel as if they had truly published their work.

Example: When I apply this part to my own experiences, this stage for me is when I read my paper once more before making my paper a saved document and submitting the paper to my professors or for my classmates to see my work.

Observation: This stage took place for my students last year when the students were asked to type their animal book out on the computer and put images to different pages, as well as put an 'All About the Author' page. They were also asked to then print their books and staple the pages into a real book. Then they got to all present their books to the class and got to take their self made books home.