Week 2 The Drafting Process

This week, we focused on one of the stages of the writing process which is drafting. To begin the lesson, the lecturer handed each of us a piece from her newly written and ready to be published book. The course instructor asked us to read the piece in its entirety and encouraged us to read actively by highlight anything which stood out. This activity was fitting not only because we were being taught how to teach students how to write but also learning how to be effective writers. Drafting is the second stage of the writing process. After this was done, she expounded on the key terms which were recognized. It was important that she did so because it expounded on my knowledge of the drafting stage. Writers add and develop ideas to form sentences, however, spelling, punctuation and paragraphs are not taken into consideration. In addition, according to the lecture’s piece of writing, it is advised that teachers point out to students that they are likely to make errors during the first draft, these mistakes may be recognized immediately while others may require a deeper analysis. We recognized the course instructor’s spelling and punctuation errors during her process of creating the first draft. She emphasized that this is one of the features of the drafting process and that we should encourage our students to make mistakes while they draft. After this was discussed, the lecturer began to create a draft of a story which we helped her plan during the previous lesson. As the course instructor wrote her first draft on the board, we were able to recognize her spelling errors immediately. With the help of the students, she was able to tie our ideas together. This activity was very helpful as it increased my understanding of the drafting process. We were then asked to model the drafting process which was a plus because it was a way of applying our knowledge. The drafting process is the second step of the writing process, during this time the writer organizes and puts ideas into complete thoughts. To culminate this lesson, we were given an opportunity to share our drafts. I suggest that the lecturer continue taking us through the writing process by keeping us actively engaged as we learn to become better writers and produce effective future writers.