Stages of Writing


Prewriting

Brainstorming

Formulating a Thesis

Researching

Organizing Information

Drafting

Revising

Editing & Proofreading

Other Useful Information

  
 

Prewriting

How to Read an Assignment (UNC - Chapel Hill)
This handout offers some really useful suggestions for interpreting an assignment.
 
 Princeton University Writing Center
This site offers suggestions on getting started, finding a topic, developing a central thesis, and developing an argument. 

Brainstorming

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant: Discovery
This site provides a variety of techniques for discovering what to write.  An outstanding resource. 

Formulating a Thesis

Researching


 
Organizing Information

Drafting

This handout offers some good observations on balancing generalities and specifics in your paper.

Revising

Some pretty basic questions to guide revision

 
Editing & Proofreading

Other Useful Links

Colgate University
This page provides an overview of the three major stages of the writing process.

 
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Last updated December 1998