1. By Tammie, Brooke, Preston and Jonai
Prewriting
How is it different from writing a rough draft?
By Tammie, Brooke, Preston and Jonai

3. You should try…
Prewriting:
A way to organize your thoughts, focus your ideas, and filter your mind.

4. Clustering/Webbing Freewriting Listing Outlining Research Dialoguing
There are many ways to prewrite:
Clustering/Webbing
Freewriting
Listing
Outlining
Research
Dialoguing
Let’s try to find one that not only interests you but also works for you!

5. Clustering/Webbing? What is
Begin with a word that represents your main idea and circle it
Write down a related word and circle it
Allow one word to prompt another and watch as your ideas take on a pattern

6. Example of
Clustering/Webbing
Nature
Whitman
William Blake
John Keats
Thomas
Moore
Leaves of Grass
For example, if you are doing your paper on nature in Romantic poetry, you would write “nature” and circle it. From here you can write down each word that strikes you, from names of poems to poets or whole phrases.
Pastoral Poetry

7. Freewriting Another choice is
Write down whatever comes into you head as you are thinking about your topic.
Do not think before you start; just pick up a pen and write on the topic.
Write sentences, but don’t worry about correct punctuation, grammar, or spelling.
The point of this kind of writing is flow.
Don’t reread what you’ve written until after you finish.
Think of it as your MIND DUMP!

8. Listing It’s like writing your grocery list!
Focus on your topic and make a list of your ideas and thoughts
Freewrite paragraphs; list shorter or fragmented ideas
It’s like writing your grocery list!

9. Outlining
Place ideas into an organized, plotted outline. An outline will provide you with a brief overview of information and where you plan to place it in your paper.

10. Research Gather information in order to get acquainted with your topic
Use secondary sources to formulate ideas or find a general direction to follow
Try clustering or freewriting about your research

11. Dialoguing Dialoguing would be like such:
Imagine two people or two opposing sides of your argument
Write questions passing between the imagined sides regarding your topic
Have the two sides raise points and generate ideas you will cover in your paper
Don’t worry about sounding correct or rehearsed
Dialoguing would be like such:

12. Prewriting is a very free and creative process.
Feel free to combine any of the methods together to create your own individual process.
Dialoguing + Freewriting = Kermit’s Prewriting Process
After prewriting is finished, you can begin to draft your ideas into a paper.

13. How does a rough draft differ from prewriting?
Prewriting is the informal creation of ideas for your paper while drafting is the formal crafting of your paper
Drafts have some type of organization as well as a thesis, introduction, body, and conclusion.
Drafts have a purpose and address an audience