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References

© 2001 by Ruth Luman

Getting Ideas Before You WriteGetting Ideas Before You Write

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IntroductionIntroductionGetting Started

“Writer’s block” is a commonproblem to many students. This iswhen ideas for writing do not comevery easily. It is easy to get veryfrustrated when beginning to write.Brainstorming activities can helpyou get ideas for your essay andhelp you become less frustrated.

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Brainstorming “Brainstorming” means thinking of as many

ideas as possible in a short amount of time.

Write down your ideas so that you don’t forget them.

Write down everything that comes to your mind; don’t worry about sorting out “good” and “bad” ideas.

Don’t worry about spelling or grammar.

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Three Activities

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1. Start with the main topic of your essay. Write that word in the center of your paper.

2. Write down any sub-topics that are connected to that main topic. Draw arrows to the sub-topics from the main topic.

San Francisco

Chinatown

Fisherman’s Wharf

Golden Gate Bridge

Alcatraz Museums

Transportation

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3. If you have new ideas, connect those words to the appropriate sub-topic.

San Francisco

Chinatown

Fisherman’s Wharf

Alcatraz Museums

Transportation

Golden Gate Bridge

American Legion

Modern Art Museum

Asian Art Museum

Clam Chowder

Ships boats

Cable Car BusBART

Restaurants

Stores

Theaters

Old Military Prison

Civilian Prison

1934-1963

Famous Prisoners

Completed 1937

Scenic View

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Favorite Room

Quiet

Bedroom

Big ClosetComfortable Furniture

Windows

Sunny

View of Sky

View of Trees

Soft Bed

Rocking Chair

Yellow

Good-Sized

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My Mother

Liked Sports Very

Religious

A LeaderIntelligent

Hard Worker

Housewife

Waitress

Cleaned Houses

Read many books

Had many different interests

Went to church

Taught Sunday School

Gave to charity

After-School Club

Coordinator

President of PTA

Volleyball Soccer

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1. Start with the main topic of your essay. Write that word or words at the top of your paper.

Why I Want to Become a Nurse

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2. Write down any word or phrase that might relate to your main topic underneath. Don’t worry about spelling or grammar. Your goal is to write down as many ideas as quickly as possible.

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Why I Want to Become a Nurse

Like science

Like problem solving

Many jobs available in nursing

Good salary

Like working in a hospital

Want to help other people

Challenging job

Opportunities for promotion

Interested in study of diseases

Interested in study of human body

Flexible hours

Will always learn something new

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Language Learner

•Practice speaking with others

•Take classes

•Guess at the meanings of words

•Listen to radio or TV

•Observe others

•Set reasonable goals

•Don’t be afraid to experiment

•Study vocabulary in related topics

•Ask others to correct you

•Look for patterns in your errors

•Organize your study time

•Use special techniques to remember new words

•Ask for help when you don’t understand

•Review material regularly

•Use a dictionary

•Choose a good textbook

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Cambodia

•Major Cities: Battambang, Phnom Penh

•Angkor Wat

•Borders Vietnam, Laos, Thailand

•Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers

•Once a French colony

•Tuol Sleng Prison

•Agriculture: rice, rubber, fish, timber

•Cambodian writing: originally from India

•Artful dances

•Theravada Buddhism

•King Sihanouk

•Pol Pot/Khmer Rouge

•Weather: hot and rainy

•Minority Groups: Cham, Pear, Brao

•Land mines

•Education

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1.Sometimes you will want to organize your ideas for writing in a chart.

2.Charting works very well for comparison/ contrast writing or examining advantages and disadvantages.

3.You can use many different kinds of charts, depending on your topic and the kind of writing you are doing.

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Example Chart

Living withFamily

Living withRoommates

Advantages May not pay rentMealsDifferent ages

More independenceSocial interaction

Disadvantages Less independenceRules

RentCooking/ShoppingNoise

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Charting -Using Venn Diagram A Venn diagram is a great tool for creating a comparison

between two or more objects, events, or people.

Simply draw two (or three) large circles and give each circle a title, reflecting each person or object you are comparing.

Inside the intersection of the two circles (overlapping area) write all the traits that the objects have in common.

In the areas outside the overlapping section you will write

all of the traits that are specific to that particular object or person.