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Do Now: • Study the picture. What

do you think is happening? Where or when is it taking place?

Suppose you Suppose you were asked to were asked to write an essay write an essay about about joy or joy or exuberanceexuberance . .

Do you see some Do you see some usable ideas in usable ideas in your free-writing?your free-writing?

Discuss these ideas with your partner.

Write whatever comes to mind about the scene depicted here. You might write about times when you’ve felt the same emotions you think the soldier is expressing or times when you’ve seen people express strong emotions in a public place. Try to write nonstop for at least five minutes. Don’t evaluate your writing; just record your thoughts.

The The WritingWriting Process ProcessPre-WritingPre-Writing

1.1. AssessAssess the writing situation with the writing situation with SOAPSToneSOAPSTone

2.2. ExperimentExperiment with ways to explore with ways to explore your subjectyour subject

3.3. SettleSettle on a tentative focus on a tentative focus4.4. SketchSketch a tentative plan-- a tentative plan--

organizationorganization

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you use prewriting/invention use prewriting/invention techniquestechniques to explore a topic? to explore a topic?

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniquesuse pre-writing/invention techniques to explore to explore a topic?a topic?

1.1. LISTING (LISTING (““brainstormingbrainstorming””) ) : : • List everything you can think of about a List everything you can think of about a

topic;topic;• Rely on SHORT phrases! Rely on SHORT phrases!

Topic: Topic: FamiliesFamilies– Adoption Adoption – The changing face of familiesThe changing face of families– Sibling rivalrySibling rivalry

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention use pre-writing/invention techniquestechniques to explore a topic? to explore a topic?

2. 2. Clustering (“Mapping”)Clustering (“Mapping”)is a is a visualvisual way to way to discover ideas and relationships.discover ideas and relationships.

• Write your topic in the centerWrite your topic in the center of a sheet of of a sheet of paper.paper.

• Draw a circle around itDraw a circle around it, and , and surround it surround it with related ideas connected to it with with related ideas connected to it with lines.lines.

• Think of still more ideas, clustering them Think of still more ideas, clustering them around ideas already on the maparound ideas already on the map

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Aim: How do you Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention techniquesuse pre-writing/invention techniques to to explore a topic for your writing?explore a topic for your writing?

3. By 3. By asking relevant questionsasking relevant questions, you can , you can generate many ideas and survey your generate many ideas and survey your subject.subject.

• Who, what, when, where, why, and how?Who, what, when, where, why, and how?• One student, writing about war protests, asked:One student, writing about war protests, asked:

– WhoWho objected to the action? objected to the action?– WhatWhat were the objections? were the objections?– WhenWhen were the protests voiced? were the protests voiced?– WhereWhere were protests most strongly expressed? were protests most strongly expressed?– WhyWhy did protesters object? did protesters object? – HowHow did they make their voices known? did they make their voices known?


4. 4. Free writing Free writing is nonstop writing.is nonstop writing.• A conversation with yourself.A conversation with yourself.• Forget about:Forget about:

–DictionDiction–PunctuationPunctuation–GrammarGrammar–SpellingSpelling

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Does the topic interest me?Is the narrowed topic specific

enough?Can I write about it in the

space I have been assigned?

Can I generate things to say about the topic?

Aim: How do you Aim: How do you use pre-writing/invention use pre-writing/invention techniquestechniques to select a topic? to select a topic?


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• Introduce readers to a place that you have visited. Introduce readers to a place that you have visited. For example, you might take readers into an For example, you might take readers into an unfamiliar or exotic world—a scuba diving unfamiliar or exotic world—a scuba diving expedition, a spelunking adventure, or a boat trip expedition, a spelunking adventure, or a boat trip through the Everglades. Or you could encourage through the Everglades. Or you could encourage readers to visit a favorite museum, historic district, readers to visit a favorite museum, historic district, or park (or discourage them from visiting a place or park (or discourage them from visiting a place you found disappointing). Or you could introduce you found disappointing). Or you could introduce readers to a foreign country or an ethnic readers to a foreign country or an ethnic neighborhood with which you are familiar. neighborhood with which you are familiar.


General TopicGeneral TopicYour PlaceYour Place

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• What next? What next? 3. Settle3. Settle on a tentative focus on a tentative focus

–A specific topic & dominant impressionA specific topic & dominant impression4. Sketch4. Sketch a plan— a plan—SpatialSpatial OrganizationOrganization

–An informal outline, like a listAn informal outline, like a list5. Rough out 5. Rough out an initial draft an initial draft

–Focus on ideas and organizationFocus on ideas and organization

Homework #4:Homework #4:• For Tomorrow: Settle on a tentative For Tomorrow: Settle on a tentative

focus (focus (specific topicspecific topic) and the dominant ) and the dominant impressionimpression

• For For FridayFriday: Rough draft due to : Rough draft due to turnitin.com. turnitin.com.

• Remember: The first draft is the Remember: The first draft is the SLOPPY COPY. SLOPPY COPY.

• If you can say it, you can write it! If you can say it, you can write it!

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