At the drafting stage the writers are focused on the fluency of the writing and not preoccupied with grammatical accuracy or neatness of the draft. They visualize the audience and have an idea of what they want to communicate to the reader. At this stage the writer puts his ideas and thoughts in to sentences and paragraphs. Drafting also involves narrowing the focus of the topic. The draft includes an introduction a body (discussion) and ending. Students create their initial composition by writing down all their ideas in an organized way to convey a particular idea or present an argument. Audience and purpose need to be finalized.
Responding is a teachers quick reaction to students drafts. It may be oral or in writing. Text specific responses are helpful suggestions and questions and peer responsing is where students respond to each other.
In the revising stage students review their texts based on the feedback given on the responding stage. It is done to improve global content and to organize ideas. Writers evaluate their drafts, for clarity of focus and organization. Writers may add, delete, rearrange and substitute texts. Revising means evaluating the texts content and making sure that one actually wrote what was intended in the draft. : Students review, modify, and reorganize their work by rearranging, adding, or deleting content, and by making the tone, style, and content appropriate for the intended audience. The goal of this phase of the writing process is to improve the draft.
Editing is tidying up texts and checking for grammer, spelling, punctuation, diction, sentence structure and accuracy of quotations and examples. It is important to check that the verbs are in the correct tense, the verb forms are correct and that pronounces, adjectives and adverts are complete.
