1. Do Now: Study the picture. What do you think is happening? Where or when is it taking place? Suppose you were asked to write an essay about joy or exuberance. Do you see some usable ideas in your free-writing? Discuss these ideas with your partner. Write whatever comes to mind about the scene depicted here. You might write about times when you’ve felt the same emotions you think the soldier is expressing or times when you’ve seen people express strong emotions in a public place. Try to write nonstop for at least five minutes. Don’t evaluate your writing; just record your thoughts.

2. Do Now: Discuss with your partner which of the following sentences would be more effective in a school newspaper criticizing the food in the cafeteria. Why? a.First and foremost, the hamburgers that are sold in the cafeteria are dry in texture and cold to the taste. b.When I got to the cafeteria, I decided to try a sizzling hamburger, lean and juicy. Instead, I got a small dry patty so cold that the fat was congealed in tiny globs on top of the meat. A. First and foremost, the hamburgers that are sold in the cafeteria are dry in texture and cold to the taste. B. When I got to the cafeteria, I decided to try a sizzling hamburger, lean and juicy. Instead, I got a small dry patty so cold that the fat was congealed in tiny globs on top of the meat.

3. The Writing Process Pre- writing DraftingRevisingEditingPublishing Pre-Writing 1.Assess the writing situation with SOAPSTone 2.Experiment with ways to explore your subject 3.Settle on a tentative focus 4.Sketch a tentative plan-- organization

4. Aim: How do you use prewriting/invention techniques to explore a topic? Listing Clustering Questioning Free-writing

5. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic? 1.LISTING (“brainstorming”) : List everything you can think of about a topic; List everything you can think of about a topic; Rely on SHORT phrases! Rely on SHORT phrases! Topic: Families – Adoption – The changing face of families – Sibling rivalry

6. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic? 2. Clustering (“Mapping”)is a visual way to discover ideas and relationships. Write your topic in the center of a sheet of paper. Write your topic in the center of a sheet of paper. Draw a circle around it, and surround it with related ideas connected to it with lines. Draw a circle around it, and surround it with related ideas connected to it with lines. Think of still more ideas, clustering them around ideas already on the map Think of still more ideas, clustering them around ideas already on the map

7. Computer Uses games Interne t email Music Word Processing Facebook

8. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic for your writing? 3. By asking relevant questions, you can generate many ideas and survey your subject. Who, what, when, where, why, and how? Who, what, when, where, why, and how? One student, writing about war protests, asked: One student, writing about war protests, asked: – Who objected to the action? – What were the objections? – When were the protests voiced? – Where were protests most strongly expressed? – Why did protesters object? – How did they make their voices known?

9. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic? 4. Free writing is nonstop writing. A conversation with yourself. A conversation with yourself. Forget about: Forget about: – Diction – Punctuation – Grammar – Spelling

10. Staten Island Technical High School Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic?

12. General Topic Staten Island Technical High School Invention/Pre-writing Specific Topic

13. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic? Does the topic interest me? Is the narrowed topic specific enough? Can I write about it in the space I have been assigned? Can I generate things to say about the topic?

14. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to select a topic? General Topic The Facebook phenomenon Technology on the rise Images of women in video games Specific Topic Invention/Pre-writing

15. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to select a topic? Facebook

16. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic? Technology on the Rise

17. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic? Images of women in video games

18. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to select a topic? General Topic The Facebook phenomenon Technology on the rise Images of women in video games Specific Topic Invention/Pre-writing

19. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic? Introduce readers to a place that you have visited. For example, you might take readers into an unfamiliar or exotic world—a scuba diving expedition, a spelunking adventure, or a boat trip through the Everglades. Or you could encourage readers to visit a favorite museum, historic district, or park (or discourage them from visiting a place you found disappointing). Or you could introduce readers to a foreign country or an ethnic neighborhood with which you are familiar. Introduce readers to a place that you have visited. For example, you might take readers into an unfamiliar or exotic world—a scuba diving expedition, a spelunking adventure, or a boat trip through the Everglades. Or you could encourage readers to visit a favorite museum, historic district, or park (or discourage them from visiting a place you found disappointing). Or you could introduce readers to a foreign country or an ethnic neighborhood with which you are familiar.

20. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic? General Topic Your Place Italy Great Adventure Family Vacation Spot Invention/Pre-writing Specific Topic

21. Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniques to explore a topic? What next? 3. Settle on a tentative focus –A–A–A–A specific topic & dominant impression 4. Sketch a plan—Spatial Organization –A–A–A–An informal outline, like a list 5. Rough out an initial draft –F–F–F–Focus on ideas and organization

22. Homework #4: For Tomorrow: Settle on a tentative focus (specific topic) and the dominant impression For Tomorrow: Settle on a tentative focus (specific topic) and the dominant impression For Friday: Rough draft due to turnitin.com. For Friday: Rough draft due to turnitin.com. Remember: The first draft is the SLOPPY COPY. Remember: The first draft is the SLOPPY COPY. If you can say it, you can write it! If you can say it, you can write it!