The Writing Process

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The Writing Process

• Spring 2006

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The Writing Process

• Prewriting/Thinking/Planning

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The Writing Process

• Prewriting/Thinking/Planning
• Drafting

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The Writing Process

• Prewriting/Thinking/Planning
• Drafting
• Revising

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The Writing Process

• Prewriting/Thinking/Planning
• Drafting
• Revising
• Editing Proofreading

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Prewriting/Thinking

• Before you write pre
• Purpose
• Generate ideas
• Private
• Only you will read it
• Think about
• Subject
• Audience
• Purpose

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Prewriting

• Prewriting encourages unhurried, imaginative
  exploration.
• Youre bound to discover what interests you most
  about a subject.

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Prewriting

• Think of prewriting as designing a blueprint for
  your paper.
• House blueprint shows roughly how it is to be
  built.
• Prewriting helps you focus on your subject.

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Prewriting/Thinking

• How much should I prewrite?

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Prewriting/Thinking

• How much should I prewrite?
• Time
• Deadlines/due dates affect how much time you can
  spend in prewriting phase.
• Timed, in-class essays

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Prewriting/Thinking

• How much should I prewrite?
• Time
• Deadlines/due dates affect how much time you can
  spend in prewriting phase
• Timed, in-class essays
• Preference
• Find out what works best for you
• Little prewriting/extensive revision
• Much prewriting/less revision

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Prewriting/Thinking

• How much should I prewrite?
• Time
• Deadlines/due dates affect how much time you can
  spend in prewriting phase
• Timed, in-class essays
• Preference
• Find out what works best for you
• Little prewriting/extensive revision
• Much prewriting/less revision
• Assignment
• Kind of assignment may lend itself to certain
  amount/kinds of prewriting

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Prewriting/Thinking

• Certain techniques can help you in the
  prewriting/thinking stage.

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Prewriting Techniques

• FREEWRITING
• Non-stop for period of time
• Whatever comes into your mind
• Dont re-read or edit
• Grammar and spelling not important

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Prewriting Techniques

• BRAINSTORMING
• Jot down ideas about a topic
• Use words or brief phrases
• Dont worry about ideas fitting together or
  making sense
• Group activity

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Prewriting Techniques

• MAPPING/CLUSTERING
• Any type of visual picture
• Way to organize or show relationships of items in
  your list
• Diagrams
• Outlines

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Olympics
soccer
SPORTS
Riverwalk Stadium
Montgomery Biscuits
football
baseball
Chris Leak
quarterback
9th grade
injuries
SEC
Erik Ainge
Brodie Croyle
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Prewriting Techniques

• QUESTIONING
• Ask questions about your topic
• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

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Prewriting Techniques

• RESEARCH
• Might need to know more about your topic
• Go to library
• Read book
• Search Internet