Stages of the Writing Process

We have five stages in our Writing Process in class.  

1) Brainstorming-this is where we come up with ideas about the topic we're going to write about.  Spelling doesn't matter, we're just writing down thoughts.
2) Rough Draft-this is where brainstorming ideas comes together.  The students will write their paper with spaces between lines, so there is space to edit.  They are just putting ideas in order and on paper.  Spelling still isn't important, but having a solid topic is.
3) Revise-this is where the students get their paper back with corrections and the student decides which suggestions they want to keep and how to make their paper the best they can, using their voice.
4) Edit-this is where the student gets their paper back again with corrections marked (including spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, word usage, and verb tense) and they are able to fix their paper to make it ready for the final draft.
5) Publish-this is the final typed paper.