Writing Interviews

"Creation is not about making something happen.  Creation is about letting something happen through you."

Writing is thinking.

"All you have to do is write one true sentence.Write the truest sentence you know." - Ernest Hemingway

Voice
Word Choice
Organization
Idea Development
Fluency
Conventions

Step	Description	Strategies
Prewriting	An activity that causes the writer to think about the subject.  The writer organizes his thoughts before he begins to write.	Drawing Talking Brainstorming Graphic organizers Research Listing Field Trips
Drafting	The process of putting ideas down on paper.  The focus is on content not mechanics	Taking notes, Organizing thoughts into paragraphs, Writing a first draft
Revising	The process of refining the piece of writing.  The writer adds to a writing piece.  The writer reorganizes a piece of writing.  The writer shares his story and gets input from peers or teacher.	Peer editing Conferencing Share Chair or Author’s Chair
Editing	Mechanical, grammatical and spelling errors are fixed in the writing piece.	Checklists Rubrics Editing Checklists Proofreading
Publishing	The writing piece is prepared in final form, including illustrations.  The writer shares his writing with others.	Reading aloud Reading to a group Displaying in the room Printing the books Web publishing

Writing is telling a story.  Writing is releasing feeling on paper.  Writing is bringing ideas to real life.  WRITING IS MAKING THINKING VISIBLE!!  Writing is all around you.  Good writing is rarely forced.  Good writing comes from meditation, time, thought, and action.