Writing Process

http://babagotbars.com/ https://www.facebook.com/babagotbars/ https://www.instagram.com/babagotbars/ https://twitter.com/babagotbars https://open.spotify.com/album/7glmgw6mDXhiMs4baDGKkK https://www.amazon.com/Baba-Got-Bars-Bomani/dp/B07WYW366T https://music.apple.com/us/album/baba-got-bars/id1477755002 https://play.google.com/music/preview/A6kh5ncroutzrqu3kxixvgdjnpe?play=1&u=0 Featuring students from: Glenarden Woods Elementary (MD) Arlington Traditional School (VA) Mckinley Tech Middle School (DC) Sibalassville Elementary (MD) Briggs Chaney Middle School (MD) Rock Creek Forest Elementary School (MD) Johnston Square Elementary (MD) INTRO When I do a show or an assembly, a student always comes up to me and asks how I take my ideas and turn them into a song. I tell them it’s the WRITING PROCESS. They usually ask, “What’s the WRITING PROCESS?” So, I realized I needed to use the WRITING PROCESS to write a song about the WRITING PROCESS. Are you following me? CHORUS When I want to write something and my thoughts are all a mess/ I put it all together with the WRITING PROCESS/ I've got thoughts I must express or issues I must address/ The way to do it best is the WRITING PROCESS/ PREWRITING, DRAFTING, REVISING, EDITING, PUBLISHING/ PREWRITING, DRAFTING, REVISING, EDITING, PUBLISHING/ PREWRITING, DRAFTING, REVISING, EDITING, PUBLISHING/ PREWRITING, DRAFTING, REVISING, EDITING, PUBLISHING/ VERSE ONE When I’m pre-writing I’m brainstorming what’s gon’ happen/ So before I start rapping I begin by MIND MAPPING/ Start by writing down on paper everything I feel like telling/ No worries ‘bout grammar, punctuation, handwriting or spelling/ Now my idea is in pieces, this is the genesis/ I’m turning my research into a working thesis/ Once I’ve gathered ideas then I make an outline/ This works for letters, essays, books, speeches, or rhymes/ The audience and the purpose sets me on the right path/ Who am I writing for and what arguments do I have/ With those questions asked, I make my first draft/ There’s no exact answer, this ain’t science or math/ To perfect the tone and style I must revise it so I read it/ I see what else is needed and what needs to be deleted/ Like a garden when you water it and weed it, then I repeat it/ No reason to feel defeated, you’ll know when it’s completed/ CHORUS VERSE TWO I’ve done pre-writing, drafting, revising and I re-read it/ Now I put that polish on it cause I’m gonna edit/ I proofread and correct errors in grammar and mechanics/ This part can be a terror but there is no need to panic/ Let me tell you what I’m gonna do, I take my time and read it through/ I find another writer to give it to, because four eyes are better than two/ I make edits to improve on the clarity and style/ Remember to be patient because this might take a while/ I can publish it in so many ways, print it out on a page/ Read it at class or on a stage, depends on the audience I want to engage/ An email blast, television broadcast, an article with photographs/ Or my podcast, maybe a performance with a cast/ Most important thing is that I get it out/ And that I’m clear on what I’m talking about/ So when I turn on the microphone and put it on a track/ You can bounce your head to the WRITING PROCESS when you play it back/ CHORUS