1、oreurriculum 写写 作作21 1UNITediting 编辑，编校prewriting 写前准备revising 修改，修订rewriting 改写Key Termsdraft 草稿writers block写作瓶颈，文思枯竭writing process 写作过程Main ContentsThe recursiveness of the writing processDescription of your writing processAn overview of the writing process2.Overcome“writers block”Difficult Poin
2、ts1.Understand all three stages in the writing process and their connections1.The writing process generally consists of three stages:prewriting,writing,and rewriting.2.All three stages may need to be repeated during the writing process.An overview of the writing processPrewriting1.Assessing the audi
3、ence and the purpose2.Exploring the topic3.PlanningWriting1.A stage in which you produce a rough draft of the essay2.Using freewriting to get back on track if you cannot continueRewriting1.A part of the writing process in which you revise and edit the draft produced in the writing stage2.An importan
4、t part of writing that is at times neglected by many beginners enabling you to correct mechanical mistakes as creative as the other two stagesActivity 1 Different writers may have different approaches to writing.What is yourwriting process?Devise a diagram to illustrate your particular writing proce
5、ss.Activity 1 Different writers may have different approaches to writing.What is yourwriting process?Devise a diagram to illustrate your particular writing process.1.Writing is a recursive series of activities that turn backward while moving forward.2.A piece of writing frequently takes on a life of
6、 its own.3.“Writers block”is a common phenomenon.The recursiveness of the writing process1.Examine the various stages of that process.2.Examine how you write.Identify your“stuck points”and know how to remedy them.3.Consider such aspects of writing as the purpose,the thesis,the audience,the organizat
7、ion,and the language.Overcome“writers block”What do you do when you are faced with a writing assignment?How do you proceed?Do you prepare for days or do you write at one stretch?Description of your writing processAnswer the following questions based on Writing sample 1.Activity 3 1.How do you charac
8、terize this writers writing process?How recursive is it?Barbaras writing process is a recursive process of prewriting,writing,and rewriting,though she doesnt use the exact words in the paper.Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1.Activity 3 The recursiveness is reflected throughout
9、 the writing processfrom prewriting to rewriting.The writer experiments with writing down ideas,evaluating them,and selecting them until she feels they are right.She moves backward as well as forward.Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1.Activity 3 At any stage of the process,she
10、generates ideas which must be incorporated into her paper,ideas which had not occurred to her before she began writing.Sometimes those ideas require only a minor change;at other times,they demand that an entirely new structure be given.Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1.Activit
11、y 3 2.What insights into writing does this essay help you gain?This paper shows that writing is a creative and recursive process.We produce new ideas as we explore our topic,write our essay,and revise our essay.All the stages of the writing process are recursive.Leaving one stage does not mean that
12、we will not return to it later.Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1.Activity 3 3.What specific advice does this essay contain about the various stages of the writing process?Prewriting:Freewrite to get started(Para.2).Sort out ideas(Paras.3-4).Writing:Write your ideas down before
13、 you forget them.Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1.Activity 3 Rewriting(Revising):Put the paper away for a few hours or overnight before revising in order to have a fresh look at it(Para.7).Revise and edit to correct mistakes in coherence,awkward sentences,structure,and so on(
14、Paras.5-8).Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1 and 2.Activity 4 1.What is the Chinese writers writing process?How many stages does it contain?The writers writing process takes great effort and a painfully long time.It contains three stages.Prewriting:establishing a thesis and wo
15、rking out an outline(brainstorming for ideas,going through the list of ideas,searching for a topic she is interested in,establishing a thesis,and making a rough outline).Activity 4 Drafting:expounding her thesis,revising as she writes,using Chinese equivalents,and putting the paper aside when gettin
16、g stuck.Revising:postponing revising for a few hours;correcting mistakes in content,grammar,structure,and mechanics;and handing in the essay.Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1 and 2.Activity 4 2.What are the similarities and differences between the writing processes of the two
17、writers?Both authors go through the painstaking writing process that contains the three stages of prewriting,writing,and rewriting,though they use different words for the three stages.Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1 and 2.Activity 4 Both set the paper aside for some time bef
18、ore revising it in a new light.In comparison with the Chinese writer,who spends about 20 minutes on prewriting,Barbara goes through a longer time of agitation(hours or days)before she sorted out ideas for her paper.Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1 and 2.Activity 4 3.What are
19、the differences between your own writing process and those mentioned in the above two passages?Answer the following questions based on Writing sample 1 and 2.SummaryThe recursiveness of the writing processDescription of your writing processAn overview of the writing processWrite an essay of about 30
20、0 words to describe your writing process.Use the“Questionnaire on the Writing Process”in Activity 2 as hints.Writing Assignment 1What was your first day of college classes like?How did you feel about it?Write an essay of about 300 words on this topic.Include specific examples to support your ideas.Pay attention to the different stages of your writing process.Writing Assignment 2Thank youThank you
