ms. cindy bennett 7th grade english language arts
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Ms. Cindy Bennett7th Grade
English Language Arts
What are the steps?
• Pre-Write• Draft• Revise• Edit• Publish
Step 1: Pre-Write
• Find your Inspiration!
• Determine your most useful form to Pre-Write (lists, mapping, webbing, graphic organizers, think maps, etc.)
Step 2: Draft
• Select your writing ideas from your Pre-Write Exercise.
• Write, Write, Write!• Sloppy Copy
Step 3: Revise
• C.R.A.M. Cut Rewrite Add Move
• Cut parts in which you might have repeated yourself, gone off-topic, or given irrelevant details.
• Rewrite some of the sentences that are unclear to your reader, or not convincing enough.
• Add more details, examples, and information to any of the paragraphs.
• Move any of the sentences or rearrange some sections to make the essay more reasonable.
Step 4: Edit
• Use the C.U.P.S. technique to see
if you need to make any changes.
• C= Capitalization• U= Usage (Sentence
Structure, Subject/Verb Agreement, Word choice
• P= Punctuation• S= Spelling
Self Edit or Peer Edit
Step 5: Publish
• Final copy in Black ink
• Neat- no scribbles or use of white-out.
• Do not write on back of paper
• Read aloud• Post for others to
see