| A | B |
|---|
| Prewriting | Seearching for a meaningful subject |
| Choose a topic | something that interests you |
| Research | Learn as much as you can about the subject from a variety of sources |
| Thesis | The main overall idea of your paper, takes a stand on an issue |
| Organizing and Outlining | List the main ideas, you may have to do more research here |
| Body | The main points of your paper, written in your own words. |
| Intro and Conclusion | Attention getter, Preview of main points, thesis, the end is written in reverse order |
| Revision | When you clarify your ideas, you may have to add more information or take some things out |
| Proofreading and Editing | When you fix things like spelling and grammar |
| Final Draft | Where you share your writing with others and make sure that it is saved to your computer and the server. |
