Process Writing Project

During the term you will complete one writing assignment each week, unless otherwise specified. They include:

• Reader Response -  your personal reaction to a book you have read for this class


• Creative Fiction – a story you made up


• Original Poetry – any form or style


• Personal Narrative – non-fiction about you


• Business Letter/Technical Writing


• Expository Essay – Compare/Contrast, Persuasive or other thesis-driven style of academic writing

Follow the prescribed process, meet all deadlines, and commit to making these pieces exceptional, and you will earn the full point total.  Generally, you may choose your own topics for each assignment; however, I will be happy to offer suggestions if needed.  In some cases you get a directed topic, but I will avoid that as much as possible. You can complete these assignments in any order you wish, but you need to do one of each type.

The G7 Writing Rubric  is available her or on Studywiz.

For these assignments we will follow specific steps when writing.   The steps are designed to promote a successful written product through following a proven writing process.

Brainstorm – Include a brainstorm for ideas based upon the topic of your piece.  You can use any brainstorming style that you feel comfortable with.

Rough/1st Draft - Include a rough draft in which you organize your brainstorm into working document.

Get Help - Asking for assistance is an essential element to the writing process.  We will always complete this portion of the process in class; however, if you miss that day, require more work than class time allows or just want to get ahead, you can have your paper edited by a friend, parent, other teacher or fellow student.  We will follow a specific revision process in class, and your editors will give you feedback based on 6+1 traits.

Next/Final Draft - Submit your next draft to Mr. Koch with a Process Paper Submission Form.  Your final draft should be a flawlessly written piece that you/we deem “Publishable”.  It will be assessed by me using a scale of “Ac”=Accepted, “Re”=Revise and “E”=Edit.  You may resubmit your paper as many times as you need, before the end of the quarter, to earn an “Ac”.