Pre-Writing Strategies

This stage in the writing process narrows your topic into the most important and relevant.

• Writing

• Pre-writing

• Revising

• Editing

• Organizing

Which of the statements is NOT TRUE?

• In clustering, you enclose a subject in a circle or underline it and then link it to other ideas using lines.

• Learning to write is a sequential process.

• You must stat thinking about writing a completely unfamiliar topic and explore it along the way.

• Editing is the stage where you go over your written work to look for errors in grammar.

This refers to the set of basic questions that can start the explanation of your topic.

• The Journalists' Questions

• 5Ws, 1H

• Interview Questions

• Research Questions

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

This is the stage where you polish the order of your ideas and filter the information needed to get your point across and correct any mechanical errors.

• Revising

• Writing

• Editing

• Organizing

• Pre-writing

Output is important, but an effective written work is still valued.

• True

• False

In brainstorming, you must find the related ideas to the topic you have in mind and link it to subtopics.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Learning to write is ____________ process.

• linear

• sequential

• quadrilateral

• horizontal

Which of the following statements is true?

• You must come up with all the possible ideas from the pre-writing stage.

• Brainstorming shows relationships among a variety of ideas.

• You may choose to find a topic that only a handful people are interested in.

• Organizing is when you express your thoughts in comprehensible sentences.

Which of the following questions is not beneficial in exploring your topic?

• At what place is the cause and effect of the problem most visible?

• When is the issue most apparent?

• How does the issue relate to other public issues?

• Why is it an issue or problem at all?

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

It's best to think of different topics and discover various points of focus so you can keep your options open before writing.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1