PREWRITING STRATEGIES

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PRE-WRITING STRATEGIES

• October 30, 2006

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Why pre-write?

• Think more clearly
• See a start
• Keep track of ideas
• Practice expressing yourself

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ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS

• Develop questions
• What do I know?
• What do I need to find out?
• What is the point of the paper

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JOT LIST

• Start a word list of what you know

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BRAINSTORM

• What I found out

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THE POINT OF THE PAPER

• Free write
• Name the topic

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VISUALIZE and ORGANIZE

• Outline your thoughts
• Make a map
• Draw a diagram

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REVIEW

• STEP ONE
• Think more clearly by jotting a list of facts
  you already know
• JOT LIST

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REVIEW

• STEP TWO
• Brainstorm ideas of what you will need to find out

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REVIEW

• STEP THREE
• Free write to practice expressing yourself

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