1.  Read the writing prompt.

2.  Circle clues in the prompt.

3.  Ask: What are you supposed to write?

4.  Ask: What will the writing be about?

5.  Ask: Who is going to read the story?

6.  Ask: Who will be the audience?

7.  Begin the writing process:

     A.  Pre-writing

           A) Thinking

           B)  Planning

           C) Brainstorming

     B.  Writing - first draft

     C.   Revising

     D.   Proofreading

     E.   Writing - final

     F.   Proofreading - final copy