The Writing ProcessPlan, draft, revise, edit, publish — with what to actually do at each step.3rd Grade1PLANBefore any sentencesWho is this for?List your ideas — messy is finePut them in order2DRAFTGet it all downWrite fast, don't stopSkip the spelling worryLeave gaps and keep going3REVISEChange what it saysAdd detail where it's thinCut what repeatsReorder so it flows4EDITChange how it looksCapitals and full stopsSpellingRead it aloud once5PUBLISHShare itNeat final copyTitle and your nameRead it to somebodyREMEMBERRevising changes the ideas. Editing changes the spelling. Never do both at once.The Writing Processlearnposters.com
The Writing Process — printable literacy wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Questions about the The Writing Process poster

Who is the The Writing Process poster for?
The Writing Process is filed under 3rd Grade (ages 8–9), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the The Writing Process poster?
Point at the step they are on. Most writing panic is 'editing while drafting'. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Writing Process belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Writing Process?
Working Out a New Word, Punctuating Speech and Using a Dictionary sit alongside The Writing Process in the 3rd Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Working Out a New WordPunctuating SpeechUsing a Dictionary
Is the The Writing Process poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Writing Process downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 3rd Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Writing Process poster print at?
The Writing Process is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Writing Process loses nothing.Printing guide

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