1. PRE-WRITING

2. WHY DO WE PRE-WRITE?

3. Practice writing Come up with a topic Plan our story/essay Organize ideas Focus our writing Make things easier when we start to draft

4. PLETHORA OF PREWRITING (PLETHORA means AN EXCESS OF) There are SO MANY types of prewriting You can even make up your own! Usually I (Ms. Fey) create charts and graphic organizers for your pre-writing However, certain types of pre-writing are better for different types of writing or different parts of the writing process

5. WHAT ARE THESE GOOD FOR? BRAINSTORMING/LISTING WORD ASSOCIATION FREE WRITING

6. They Are Good For… BRAINSTORMING/LISTING WORD ASSOCIATION FREE WRITING COMING UP WITH A TOPIC PRACTICING WRITING SEEING WHERE YOU MIND TAKES YOU These can be used for any type of writing – fiction or non-fiction (personal narrative, persuasive essay, etc.)

7. WARM UP #351/15 STEP 1: BRAINSTORM/LIST… PLACES YOU WOULD LIKE TO VISIT

8. WARM UP #35 CONTINUED1/15 STEP 2: WRITE ONE OF THOSE PLACES ON A BLANK LINE. LINE BY LINE WRITE WHATEVER WORDS POP INTO YOUR HEAD FROM THE WORD PREVIOUS. PIZZA CHEESE MOUSE COMPUTER FUTURE SPACESHIP

9. WARM UP #35 CONTINUED1/15 STEP 3: FREE WRITE A PARAGRAPH INSPIRED BY THE LAST WORD ON YOUR WORD ASSOCIATION LIST. The year was 2344 and our spaceship was hurtling away from a black hole that forming, swallowing our home planet for good…

10. What Is This Good For? FLOW CHART

11. It Is Good For… FLOW CHART Sequence or Chronology – putting events in order Beginning, Middle, End Useful for Narratives (stories) both fiction and non-fiction

12. WARM UP #3611/16 Make a flow chart of everything you did this morning before you got to school.

13. What Are These Good For? SENSORY DETAILS CHART FIVE Ws CHART

14. They Are Good For… SENSORY DETAIL CHART FIVE Ws CHART Adding detail Showing vs. Telling Being descriptive Developing setting and character Useful for narratives (both fiction and non-fiction)

15. WARM UP #3711/17 Part 1 – Make a sensory details chart describing the cafeteria Part 2 – Make a Five Ws chart describing a birthday party Remember: touch, hearing, sight, smell, taste who, what, where, when, why

16. What Are These Good For? WEB OUTLINE

17. They Are Good For… Organization Main idea Supporting details Creating paragraphs Transitions Useful for expository writing (non-fiction essays, explaining, persuading, comparing)

18. WARM UP #3811/18 Make a web about one of the following topics. Just include whatever you know – weather – elephants – cell phones – Europe – your favorite band or TV show