All writers engage in each of these stages if the goal is to share their writing with someone else. A lot of the writing that students do will not be shared because the student will be the only one reading it or they lose interest in the piece. Occasionally, students will start a writing piece, but put it aside to pursue a new writing topic, and then return to the first piece. Highly skilled writers may be able to pre-write in their heads, or revise and proofread at the same time, but they do in fact use each of these stages. In Process Writing instruction, each stage is divided to help students see the different aspects to good writing.
Students work at their own paces and levels to write.
Creating class books is a good way to model the writing process. For students to become proficient writers, they need to write every day and receive instruction in process writing at least three days per week. Many teachers use story maps, webs, or lists to help students organize their ideas. Since students have so many different learning styles, it is a good idea to model a variety of Pre-Writing techniques from which students may choose. Drafting During drafting, students create a rough draft of their writing.