Monti's Rules of Freewriting - Inspired by Peter Elbow

For how many minutes do you have to write for when you are freewriting in Mr. Monti's class?

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 15

What do you do instead of stopping when freewriting?

• Pause holding your pen.

• Hold up your hand and ask for inspiration.

• Say a prayer and wait for the muses to come. (See picture)

• Ask to use the restroom.

When freewriting, you should writing as fast as you can.

• True

• False

Instead of writing quickly as possible you should...

• write slowly, like a snail.

• not be rushed.

• push the nitroxide button on your pen.

Never _______ when freewriting!

• erase

• writing true stories

• write fiction

• lie

What should you do instead of erasing?

• Throw your paper away and start over.

• Do it as homework.

• Quit and get a drink of water.

• Scribble or cross out what you don't want to say.

Stopping to correct your writing, while writing, stops the creative process and hurts the quality of your writing.

• True

• False

If you get stuck, you may write: "I ​ (a)   know what to ​ (b)   because..." and write down ​ (c)   .​ ​ ​ ​

• don't
• write
• why

If you are stuck, in order to keep writing, you may write the l___ w___ of your last sentence until a new idea comes into your head.

Where should you check if you don't know what to write about?

• Mutter a complaint to yourself incoherently until an idea pops into your mind.

• Writing territory list

• Message a friend

• Raise your hand and the teacher.