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The Art of Prewriting
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Pre-writing
Anne Humes
“a thinking process that writers engage in throughout composing-before, during, and after the time spent in putting words on a page”
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Why Brainstorm?
Stretches the mind
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Why Brainstorm?
Makes the writing process less stressful
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Why Brainstorm?
Exploratory: the explore, to search, to investigate, to discover
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6. Informal Prewriting Techniques
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7. Technique 1: Word Vomit/ Brainstorm
A random list of words and thoughts associated with the question or topic
Topic: Presidential Election
Republican Obama too young?
Democrat McCain too old?
4 years My favorite color is blue
I’m hungry What’s my uncle think?
Economy Environment
I don’t care who gets elected
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8. Technique 2: Freewrite/ Speedwrite
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Technique: Looping
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10. Technique: Meditating
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11. Formal Prewriting Techniques
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Technique 1: Listing
Make two columns on your paper.
On one side, write WHAT I KNOW
On the other, write WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
What I need to know!
What I know!
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Technique : Webbing
Categorizing your random thoughts
Staying on topic
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Technique: Mapping
Trace it:
Give a short timeline of events, people, quote, documents, and ideas
Master List: What do we know what do we need to know
Chronological/sequential
Hitler
T-ford
Communism
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15. Technique: Six Journalistic Questions
Answer the following questions:
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?
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16. Technique: Cause and Effect
Describe cause and effect reactions
How one thing occurs in the result of another
Causative words: so, as a result, therefore
Draw cause and effect arrows
Printing Press
More educated people!
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17. Technique: Venn Diagram
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18. Technique: Venn Diagram
McCain
Both
Obama
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19. Technique: Concept Definition Mapping
Take out yo sheet!
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20. From Brainstorm to Outline
Bush 
Bush 
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