# data[].attributes.body
Definition: the "getting ready to write" stage where you determine your topic, your audience/purpose/genre, and organize ideas

Example from personal experience: I recall doing things like creating bubble charts, doing research about an informative topic, and creating outlines of stories or papers as pre-writing

Student observation: Currently, my students are writing an informative brochure. In their pre-writing, they collected research about their topic, then organized their ideas using a graphic organizer

# data[].attributes.body
Definition: getting ideas down on paper without worry about conventions

Example from personal experience: The drafting part was always the most difficult for me because it was difficult to just start writing. I do recall always double spacing as I wrote.

Student observation: I've seen many of my students also struggle with this part of the process because it requires a lot of heavy thinking! Some take several days to get their ideas on paper.

# data[].attributes.body
Definition: where writers clarify and refine their ideas; utilize the 6 traits to improve their writing

Example from personal experience: An example for revising in my school days didn't immediately come to mind, but I do recall having a session explicitly on similes and metaphors. We tried to incorporate as much figurative language as possible by replacing existing phrases with the new.

Student observation: My students struggle with this right now. They struggle to separate revising from editing, and are hesitant to make changes to their rough draft. Some, however, have made changes as they write because they realized another word or phrase sounded better.

# data[].attributes.body
Definition: putting writing into its final form by ensuring the correct mechanics and conventions

Example from personal experience: I love editing! I like going back through my work and others' to make sure that everything is correct. I have found that I need space from my own writing before coming back to make edits - otherwise I miss things.

Student observation: Students in class are editing their own papers as well as 2 peers' papers. I think they need some more explicit help in this process because they don't have specific pieces to look for (e.g. all sentences start with a capital letter). When it's vague, it's overwhelming to them.

# data[].attributes.body
Definition: writers finalize and share their writing with others

Example from personal experience: I remember as a very young student we made class books about us with laminated pages. Later in life, I recall typing, printing, and posting our work in public spaces in the classroom or hallways. I don't recall sharing with the class as often, though.

Student observation: Students are currently making an informational brochure about a town. We are hoping to actually share these brochures in public places around our town for citizens to reference. We also have a poetry slam later in the year where students share their "Me" poems with parents, other teachers, and community members.