Now that you have thought very hard about the writing process, take a look at my definitions and see how close you came with yours:
Prewriting: activities that the writer does BEFORE actually writing the piece. These are things such as defining the situational triangle; gathering relevant facts and information to put in the piece of writing; and determining the best form to use to get the job done.
Drafting: using the materials generated in the prewriting phase to write up an initial draft of the piece of writing.
Rewriting: after letting some time go by, making changes and corrections to the initial draft of the piece of writing.
Revising: making large overall changes to the initial draft of the piece of writing, such as changing the organizational pattern or adding a new section of data.
Editing: making small mechanical or grammatical corrections, such as fixing spelling errors or writing more concise and effective sentences.
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