As you can see in the previous
entry, the piece of writing is incomplete. My classmates and I were writing
when suddenly our teacher stopped us and asked “who are going to be the
readers? What is the genre?” and I said “¡Oh God, she is right!” (As usual). We
were given a title and we started writing without taking in consideration the
audience, the genre and text type.
In order to improve my writings I need to go
through five stages. The first one is Pre-writing, where there
are different things I can do in order to find an idea to write about;
brainstorming, conducting an interview, looking for information in books or the
internet, discussing with partners, etc. The second stage is drafting. I
must put my ideas on paper in an organized way using my notes from the previous
step. Third stage is revising where I re -read my writing from my
audience’s point of view in order to find things that need to be reorganized or
information that can be cut or added. The fourth stage is editing. In this stage I must
check grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling
and word choice. Finally, the last stage is publishing, so I must share my piece of writing with the
audience.
For more information about the 5 stages click HERE