Questions 1–5: Answer the following questions: 1. List the stages of the writing process as discussed in this study unit.

2. During the first stage of the writing process, you must define your , , and .

3. Name and briefly describe five pre-writing activities that can help you decide what to write about.

4. What’s the difference between outlining and webbing?

5. What does revision mean? How is revising different from editing?

1. Prewriting , Planning , Writing the first draft , Revising and editing , Proofreading , Presenting (going public or publishing)

2. purpose, medium, audience

3. Brainstorming: Make a list of any ideas that come to mind about your general topic.

Webbing: In the middle of a piece of paper, write your topic and circle it. Write and circle other ideas as they come to mind, connecting them with lines.

Freewriting: Without stopping, write sentence after sentence about your topic— whatever comes to mind.

Researching: Collect information from outside sources.

Journal keeping: Write in a journal every day, and turn to it when you’re looking for topic ideas.

4. Outlining is strictly organized and follows a set format:

I. Major topic

   A. Minor topic

      1. Subtopic

      2. Subtopic

   B. Minor topic

      1. Subtopic

      2. Subtopic II.

Major topic Webbing is a branching activity that shows the relationship between ideas. The format is more flexible.

5. To revise is “to see again.” You read as if you were seeing the work for the first time and make changes to the overall organization of the piece. To edit is to make changes sentence by sentence and word by word to improve the flow of language and correct errors.

Explanation:

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