Writing is not recording a thought, it is thinking we should not predict or limit what is discovered through the disciplined form of thinking we call writing. The Right to Their Own Voices. Students must be encouraged to hear and develop their own voices. As those voices come clear they will not be able to avoid the traditions of language, but they should use those traditions in their own way. The Right to High Standards.
Writing is hard work and hard fun.
Students deserve the opportunity to perform to the high standards of using language to explore their world and find meaning in it. This is not the model of the writing process, only a model that may help us understand how writing is made. The model will vary according to the writing task. For example, an assignment may cause the writer to plan, then collect, replan and develop. The model will vary according to the cognitive style of the writer.