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The Writing Process

Ari wants to write a story about a runaway lunchbox. Help her use the writing process, then plan and begin a story of your own.

Ari's writing plan

Ari has an idea: a lunchbox slides out of her bag and travels around the playground. She writes down that the main character is a curious lunchbox, the setting is the school playground, and the problem is that it cannot find its owner.

1.Ari lists story ideas and decides what will happen before she writes sentences. Which step is she doing?

Prewriting (planning)
Drafting
Editing
Publishing

2.Put these writing steps in order by writing 1–5 beside each one: editing; drafting; publishing; prewriting; revising.

3.Match each writing step to what a writer does: prewriting; drafting; revising; editing; publishing. Actions: share the finished writing; plan ideas; write the first version; improve the ideas and order; check spelling and punctuation.

Prewriting
Drafting
Revising
Editing
Publishing

Write the first version
Improve the ideas and order
Check spelling and punctuation
Plan ideas
Share the finished writing

4.Ari's first draft says, “The lunchbox went to the tree. It looked.” What could she do while revising to make this part clearer and more interesting?

5.Ari changes “the lunchbox were lost” to “the lunchbox was lost” and adds a full stop. Is she revising or editing? Explain your choice.

6.True or false: A first draft must be perfect before a writer can revise it.

TrueFalse

Plan your own runaway-object story

Choose an object that could go on an unexpected adventure, such as a gumboot, a football, or a library book. Fill in the planning notes before you draft.

7.Plan your story: Who or what is the main character? Where does the adventure happen? What problem does the character face, and how might it end?

8.Draft the opening of your story in two or more sentences. Introduce the character and setting, and give the reader a clue that an adventure is about to begin.

9.Read your opening again. Name one change you could make to improve the story idea or make it easier to understand, and one thing you would check when editing.