Writing Process Theory and Practical Aids

General Aids and Essays on the Writing Process (see also A New Heuristic : An essay on the process of writing)

Meaning and Communication (some writing theory)

The Formal Essay (a guide for the beginning writer)

Essential Question Rubic (getting the job done)

Visual Revision Guide (building significant detail and descriptive language in your writing)

The Theory of Punctuated Pauses (.,?;:&emdash;... etc.)

Essay Images (a radically new way of looking at the essay model)

The Writing Cycle (another useful graphic)

The Art of Pursuasion (like it says)

One of the difficulties in managing The Writing Process is training students to make useful contributions in peer conferencing and reader response groups. Here are a set of aids.

Reader Response Guide, Self and Peer Revision Aids (structured guides for student interaction in reader response groups and peer conferences, mostly for the essay or other non-fiction)

Peer Conferencing Guide (short story and personal narritive)

General Peer Conference Questions (for beginning conferencers)

Editing Guide (getting it all right)

Building Bridges

Moving students from personal narritive to expository writing.

 Workshop resources:

A New Heuristic : An essay on the process of writing

Notes for the presentation

Ideas generated during the presentation 10/23 Joint Maine Writing Project / Maine Council of English/Language Arts Conference

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