The Writing Process

One thing you have probably heard repeatedly in your English classes throughout your academic career is that writing is a process – and that is most certainly true. Writing is a process; however, that process is not always going to be exactly the same for every person, or even for every writing assignment. For instance, when you are working on a long-term research paper for a class, you will use a different process than when you are drafting an essay for an exam. In this topic, you will learn the basic steps of the writing process and how to adapt that process for varying purposes. More specifically, you will learn how the writing process changes depending on whether you are writing a long-term assignment or an exam essay.

Essential Questions

• What are the basic steps of the writing process?
• How can the steps for the writing process be used to excel on standardized exam essays?