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Headquartered in the beautiful community of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, SLK Learning Center, Inc. is a proven leader among South Bay academic tutoring organizations and test prep centers.

 

SLK is equipped with a highly qualified and experienced staff of teachers amassing decades of experience in the fields of instruction and education.

 

We have recently expanded to include a new tutoring facility in Torrance, California, to better serve our clients.

The Writing Process: What Is It? What Do I Do?

 

1. Prewriting: Before writers begin drafting their papers, they need to brainstorm. The prewriting process gives writers the opportunity to reflect on the prompt, to jot down ideas in an outline/web (or some other kind of visual aide), and to visualize their project as a whole. This means that writers should use this time to find the relevance in their projects—the manner by which their assignments follow and expand on the guidelines. Students can conduct this step either collaboratively or individually. Working with a partner or partners is especially helpful and can give all parties involved a fresh and nuanced perspective on their specific projects.

If the prewriting portion of the writing process feels tiresome or difficult, the writer should choose a different topic—one that sparks excitement, creativity, and an abundance of ideas. The more ideas that flow, the more potential the project has in being successful!

2. Drafting: This part of the writing process should be done independently. Writers should choose a space that’s conducive to writing—preferably, a desk or table so that they won’t be prone to slouching or dozing off. During this stage, writers shouldn’t focus too excessively on correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or grammar. Getting their ideas and information down on paper is the primary aim of drafting.

3. Revising and Editing: Here, writers should read their work aloud, so they can hear what they may have missed or want to add to their writing piece. It gives them another way to read their work and check for proper tone, grammar, etc. Moreover, you want to add information and details where it’s lacking, as well as change vocabulary either to make your writing more sophisticated or to make it more interesting, descriptive, and colorful. (Try using vocabulary and rhetoric that shows, rather than tells: paint a picture with words!)

Students should also share their paper with their peers and comment on and give suggestions to improve each other’s work. An outside reader is often objective and can give constructive advice—it’s probably the most productive part of the writing process because of the collaboration!

4. Rewriting: Now that writers have read over, talked about, and know what they want to change, it’s time to start the rewriting process. Here, you want to add the details that your draft was lacking, and you definitely want to proofread for and correct any errors in vocabulary, spelling, syntax, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc. After you finalize this step in the writing process, you may want to ask a friend, classmate, or parent—an outside party—to read your draft one more time before you move on to the publishing stage.

5. Publishing: You’ve made it! Just make sure your paper is in the proper format—for example, MLA, Chicago, or the guidelines your teacher/professor has given you—and check one more time for any mistakes! Now you’re ready to print and submit your work! Congratulations!