Learn a little more about the 4th & 5th Grade Writing Process...
When implementing the writing process with 5th graders, begin with prewriting activities that involve individual or small group brainstorming of ideas and use graphic organizers to help guide them to where they need to be. Once students have been successful at gathering ideas, move to the draft stage of the process. Students will begin to write independently using the ideas they came up with while brainstorming. At this time, teachers will meet with students individually to conference about what they have written and give friendly suggestions or guidance as to how to proceed. Once students have had amble to create and write move to the revising and editing piece of the process. It will be helpful to model as a class how to properly edit their writing. They can also become familiar with using proper editing marks while editing. When modeling this step, make sure students have good resources and editing examples (teacherstarter.com). Students will begin to edit independently then move to peer editing and also read to edit in small groups. Encourage students to use one color for editing and another color to identify the parts of their writing that are excellent just the way they are (teacherstarter.com). Students need to have ample positive feedback to encourage success as they write. During the next part of the writing process, students will begin to rewrite their stories after editing thoroughly. This is where students will incorporate all of the changes they made to the story during the editing process. Encourage students to stop and re-read as they are writing to ensure the story is moving in the right direction and they are using the changes they previously made. It is also a good idea to share with a peer after the rewrite is complete and make any additional changes that may be needed. The final stage of the writing process is publishing their stories. It is important to allow kids to share their final pieces as this will encourage them to put forth their best effort. The stories can be shared in a class book, on a bulletin board, or on their personal Seesaw page so parents can also read and comment on their work. Knowing that others will read and see their work is a great way for them to see how their hard work can pay off.