Pre-Writing Strategies

Quarter 2: English: Week 2

Digitized by Teacher Meljon

Prewriting Activities

​Objective:

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​Generate ideas through prewriting activities

​PREWRITING ACTIVITIES

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Prewriting activities are important in the writing process. You will be able to write good sentences when you do prewriting activities. There are various ways on how prewriting activities may be done. These may include webbing, brainstormig and drawing. With the help of these prewriting activities, you will be able to write and organize your ideas on a given topic.

​1. Webbing

​is a visual representation of your ideas about the writing topic by using shapes and lines. This prewriting activity helps you illustrate the relationship between the objects or ideas, and how these pieces of information relate to one another. You can connect ideas based on their classifications, common characteristics, purpose, and other logical ways of grouping ideas.

​ Webbing

​This is how to do webbing:

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Step 1: Draw a circle in the middle and write the subject or the main topic.

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Step 2: Draw lines radiating out from the circle that has the main topic and draw circles at the end of each line. Each line corresponds to a supporting idea.

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Step 3: Draw additional lines and circles to extend the discussion of your supporting ideas.

​2. Brainstorming

​-another prewriting activity done by coming up with different ideas to provide solution to a problem or to have a better understanding of the situation. This helps you to think freely and improve your skills in dealing with real-life problems.

​Another pre-writing strategy is brainstorming that can be done by:

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Step 1: Reading and understanding the problem.

Step 2: Listing down possible solutions to the problem.

Step 3: Thinking about the best solution or idea.

Step 4: Using the solution to solve the problem or to take an action.

​​Possible solutions:

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1. Use a glue to fix the module.

2. Use a tape instead to fix the module.

​3. Drawing

​Step 1: Understand the topic or the writing task.

Step 2: Observe the environment and use your experience to portray your ideas in drawing.

Step 3: Draw an image or an object that represents your understanding about the topic.

Step 3: Broaden your idea about the drawing through writing.

​Topic: Write about your favorite food.

​Guided Activity 2

Read the situation below and answer the question by doing the webbing activity in your answer sheet.

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​ Maria was walking down the street when she heard loud, high-pitched and, popping sounds from the nearby burning building where rescue operations are ongoing.

​Guided Activity 2

Read the situation below and answer the question by doing the webbing activity in your answer sheet.

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​ Maria was walking down the street when she heard loud, high-pitched and, popping sounds from the nearby burning building where rescue operations are ongoing.

​loud sound

high sound

popping sound

pitched sound

​Independent Activity 2

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Using webbing, write a title of a book or a story you have read. Share the main ideas or events of the story. Do this in your notebook.

​Independent Assessment 2

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Using webbing, write your ideas about the basic needs of an animal. Do this in your answer sheet.