The Writing Process

There is more to the writing process than simply writing. In fact, there are five separate steps. These steps are easy to remember if you can remember to POWER up your writing: prewrite, organize, write, edit, and revise. By now, you have learned these steps, along with the parts of an essay and the purpose of the thesis statement. Every essay needs a main idea, or thesis statement. You will use this process throughout this course. Feel free to come back to the content at any time if you need a refresher.