{"id":33,"date":"2019-05-24T17:07:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T21:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=33"},"modified":"2019-08-22T18:10:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:10:53","slug":"writing-process","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/chapter\/writing-process\/","title":{"raw":"Writing Process","rendered":"Writing Process"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Suggested course level<\/h1>\r\nLower level undergraduate course\r\n<h1>Activity purpose<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Students will become familiar with their own writing process and will recognize stumbling blocks in their own writing process.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>By examining the writing process of famous writers, students will see that writing processes are unique, varied and complex.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Materials required<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Handout<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Quotes from famous writers<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Paper<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Markers<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Activity instructions<\/h1>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Find quotes from 4-5 famous writers about their writing process. This website contains many of them: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/the-daily-routines-of-12_b_8510996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/the-daily-routines-of-12_b_8510996<\/a> .<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Add the quotes into the attached handout.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ask students to read the quotes and identify the different parts of the writing process, then estimate how much time was spent on each.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Then, ask students to use this information to create a map of the writer\u2019s process. Students can use different marker colours to represent different parts of the writing process.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Put the completed maps up on the wall, then have students observe the differences.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ask each group to briefly discuss their author\u2019s writing process.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>For the next stage, ask students to think of the last major writing project they created, then draw a map of their writing process.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ask students to label major events, including how they felt (a sample image is attached).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h1>Debrief questions \/ activities<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What surprised you about the author\u2019s writing process?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What did your author spend the majority of their time on?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What conditions did the author need to write successfully?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What can you apply from your author\u2019s writing process to your own writing process?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What did you learn from drawing your writing process?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Is the writing process you drew typical, or do you vary it?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If you identified a barrier or a negative emotion, what part of the writing process was it in?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How do you think you can remove that stumbling block?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Is there anything you would like to try to change about your writing process?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Activity variations<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Just do the first part of the activity or just have students draw their writing process.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If you have time, ask students to \u201cedit\u201d their writing process or write a new writing process that they\u2019d like to try.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Additional resources \/ supplementary resources<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2019\/05\/CruthersArley-WritingProcessActivity-Handout.pdf\">Cruthers,Arley WritingProcessActivity Handout PDF<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2019\/05\/CruthersArley-WritingProcessActivity-Handout.docx\">Cruthers,Arley WritingProcessActivity Handout WORD<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Tags:\u00a0<\/strong>writing process, individual, small group, creating a product or document, self-reflection","rendered":"<h1>Suggested course level<\/h1>\n<p>Lower level undergraduate course<\/p>\n<h1>Activity purpose<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Students will become familiar with their own writing process and will recognize stumbling blocks in their own writing process.<\/li>\n<li>By examining the writing process of famous writers, students will see that writing processes are unique, varied and complex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Materials required<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Handout<\/li>\n<li>Quotes from famous writers<\/li>\n<li>Paper<\/li>\n<li>Markers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Activity instructions<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Find quotes from 4-5 famous writers about their writing process. 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