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In this stage students will choose the topic they wish to write about, set goals for their writing piece, produce ideas, and develop their plan for their writing. This is when new ideas come about, and the writers can change the goals of their writing piece as their ideas develop throughout this process.

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- Choose and organize ideas
- Brainstorm
- Gather and organize ideas
- Identify purpose
- Think about audience (who will be    reading it)
-Choose genre

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In this stage students write their ideas down, and during this they do not think about punctuation, grammar or worry about if their sentence structure is correct. This is the time to get down their ideas and worry about the mechanics later.

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This is the stage where students reread their writing and begin to make changes. They can elaborate to add more detail to their writing, and also rearrange ideas to improve meaning, message and flow. Conferences with teachers and peers can aid in this process.

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Now students can review and correct their paper for grammatical errors. They will look to correct and improve spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Peer and teacher conferences can also help in this stage as well.

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This is the final stage in the writing process. This is when students will either type their writing, make a book, or publish it in some other way.

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-Write rough draft
-Create attention grabber
-Emphasize content rather than  conventions

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- Share drafts with groups
- Participate in a constructive group discussion
-Make changes from group discussion, that was suggested by the teacher and peers.
-Make substantive changes to draft

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- Set drafts aside for a few days
- Proofread and locate errors
- Correct grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation

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- Pick an appropriate format and publish writing
- Share completed work with  audience

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I think of many times where I used different prewriting techniques. My favorite was when we were able to write down our ideas, and then try to organize them in a way that makes sense and will deliver the message we are trying to write. To this day I still write down my ideas, and thoughts that I make sure I want to add. I do it in a very informal way now , but I remember using different graphic organizers in school.

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I remember in second grade we were writing about a historical figure for Black History month. after we decided on who we were going to write about and did our prewriting, she told us to just write and do not worry about any mistakes we will take care of it later. for me it was hard because I am not the best speller so I knew there were a lot of errors.

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When I think of of my personal experience with revising I think back to high school and middle school. I always think of peer editing and how nervous it made me. I never felt that I was a very strong writer so I was nervous about showing others.

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When I think back to my time editing my writing, I just remember having a lot to fix. Like I mentioned I am not the strongest writer or speller. After having the peer editing session, I would feel very down on myself and my abilities. I know the sessions were very helpful, but I always felt embarrassed.

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I remember when I finished my writing for my historical figure for Black History month we wrote it in our best handwriting, drew a picture to go with it , and then it was hung up in the hallway of the school.

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I have observed a child during the prewriting/ planning stage when first grade students were making a "how to" book. During planning they decide what they wanted to teach their audience how to make or do. Then they write down the basic steps.

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I have observed a student in this stage in the same first grade class. When they continued making their "how to" book. They wrote out all of their steps very detailed with all of the information they think someone would need to know.

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When the students continued making their "how to" books, they did what I did when I was in school. They worked with a peer to revise their writing and get another opinion on what can be improved. Also the teachers would meet with students during this time to help them.

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As the first grade students continued to work on their books, and after they had their peer and teacher conferences they began making their corrections. During this time the teacher continued to check in with students.

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When the first grade students who made the "how to " books  were all done their finished project was a book in their best handwriting with pictures that explained each step. Then their parents came in and they had to have them make what their book was about. Each student's book was about how to draw something.