Pre-Writing Stage of the Writing Process

The Writing Process:

Pre-Writing

​Objectives:

• ​Review the steps of the writing process

• ​Explain types and strategies of pre-writing

• ​Brainstorm ideas for expository essay topic

Poll

Do you know the steps of the writing process?

• Yes

• No

• I don't remember.

• I never learned them.

​THE STAGES OF THE WRITING PROCESS

• These are the steps that we take, as writers, to move from a topic or idea to an actual essay or other piece of writing.

Pre-Writing Strategies​

​Pre-writing - What is it?

​This is the stage where you begin figuring out everything you want to write.

​- What is the topic?

​- What do you want to say about the topic?

​- What ideas can you come up with about the topic?

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​You can begin outlining your ideas in different ways.

​Pre-Writing Strategies

• ​Brainstorming

  • ​getting all of your ideas down; brain dumping

• ​Clustering/Webbing

  • ​using the web diagram to organize your thoughts and show the connection with ideas

Multiple Choice

What is the 1st step in the writing process?

• Drafting
• Revising
• Pre-writing
• Publishing

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to brainstorm?

• To vary your sentence structure
• To choose your words
• To generate ideas
• To create your introduction

Multiple Choice

What type of pre-writing strategy is this?

• Webbing or Clustering

• Brainstorming

• 5 W's and H

• Outlining

Multiple Choice

What is the BEST reason to use a web for brainstorming?

• organize your ideas

• order the paragraphs for the paper

• create an introduction and conclusion

• focus on the supporting details

Poll

Do you think you are reading to start the writing process?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know.

• Why do we have to write an essay at all?