Stages of the writing process and revision strategies taught in college composition courses.
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- What is the purpose of the prewriting stage?
- To generate and organize ideas before writing a draft
- What is brainstorming?
- A technique where writers quickly list ideas without judging their quality
- What is freewriting?
- Writing continuously for a set time without stopping, focusing on generating ideas
- What is clustering or mind mapping?
- A prewriting technique where writers arrange related ideas around a central topic
- What is outlining as a prewriting technique?
- Creating a structured plan showing main ideas and supporting points before drafting
- What happens during the drafting stage?
- Writers write a complete first version without worrying about perfection
- What is revision?
- Rethinking and rewriting to improve content, organization, and overall effectiveness
- What does global revision focus on?
- Larger structural issues such as thesis, organization, evidence, and argument development
- What does local revision focus on?
- Sentence-level issues such as word choice, grammar, and clarity
- How do revision and editing differ?
- Revision addresses content and structure; editing addresses sentence-level clarity and correctness
- What is peer review?
- A process where fellow writers read a draft and provide constructive feedback
- What is a benefit of reading your draft aloud during revision?
- It helps identify awkward phrasing, repetition, and rhythm problems
- What is reverse outlining?
- Creating an outline of a finished draft to check if its organization matches the intended structure
- Why is the thesis statement important when revising?
- It serves as the main argument, so all supporting evidence should relate to it
- What should a writer check when revising transitions?
- Whether ideas flow smoothly between sentences and paragraphs
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