Writing Process

We have been very busy writers lately!  We were immersed in texts by amazing writers who have taught us a lot about the writing process. Many of them struggled in writing as students, but they all agreed that the best story comes from our heart.  We spent a couple days gathering ideas by recalling some of our memories (both good and bad...ask your kiddo about my entry I HATE WINTER, haha) and people and places that are in our hearts.  Then we spent a day selecting an idea we want to explore further.  Either something we had more to say about, something we thought would be interesting for our readers, or something very close to our hearts.  Then we began collecting more information about our topics.  We thought about ways to make words more exciting in our writing, and we visualized and drew a detailed picture about our topic.  Later in the week we will focus on collecting vivid verbs and similes to help enhance our writing.  Drafting will begin next week  followed by revising, editing and we will be on our way to our first published piece.  It's been such a fun process!