The Writing Process

Prewriting
Think about a topic and freely jot down ideas. Gather ideas from reading, personal experiences, and discussions. Create a graphic organizer or outline.

Draft
Use ideas from your notes, graphic organizer, or outline. Write quickly and freely. Do not worry about MUGS.

Respond
Share responses with others. Praise, question, polish, and listen to reactions and suggestions.

Revise
Tighten, brighten, sharpen, polish, add, subtract, and rearrange. Think about content, voice, word choice, MUGS, sentence fluency, and organization. Write another draft.

Edit
MUGS--Mechanics, Usage, Grammar, Spelling—Refine your writing.

Publish
Type or write the final copy. The final copy should show your pride.