Writing+Process

Throughout the course of the next 6 lessons the students will be creating a short cartoon. Each lesson will focus on a certain part of the writing process culminating with the students working in groups of 2-3 to work on each individual part of their cartoon. The students will use the knowledge they just learned to go through the writing process and create a cartoon.
 * General Topic:** The Writing Process
 * Date:** **8-16-10**
 * Unit Duration: **
 * Grade: **
 * Rationale:**

Introduction to the Writing Process Pre-Writing Write Edit Proofreading Publishing
 * List of sub-topics for the general topic;** **The Writing Process****:**

Lesson #: 1 Lesson topic: Introduction

Students Previous Knowledge: Some students may already have some idea of what the writing process is. They may know various steps within the process, ie: drafting, prewriting, publishing, proofreading, etc.

Specific Objectives

At the end of the lesson, students should be able to… Name the different parts of the writing process Explain what is included in each part of the process

Lesson introduction and strategy (steps): To begin the lesson I will ask students what the writing process is. We will then talk about what the writing process is, and what we think is involved in each of the various steps. Students will focus solely on the process as a whole. In order to do so, students will be able to visit the following websites to read about each part of the process in order to gain a better understanding. Final Assessment of the unit:

What is the writing process? What are the steps in the writing process? What does each step include?

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