Clip art, photographs, animations, sounds, and music that can be a starting point for students writing. Students can create their own pictures and then write about them. Drafting After they've got all the information from prewriting activities, students can start writing their first draft. Students can now type their ideas in the Word Processor. Revising Before a piece of writing can go out into the world and be read and understood, the writer needs to review and revise it.
Students can use the dictionary to make sure they are using the correct words.
They can go to the thesaurus to change their word choices. Students can add clip art, photographs, sound, music, and animations to clarify and illustrate ideas. Editing During this stage, students check for mistakes, to eliminate all spelling errors. Most misspelled words can be identified with the Spell Checker. Students should also be encouraged to proofread their work even when they use the Spell Checker.