The writing resource packet
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THE WRITING BOOK for M S
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- The most important key to this is that you don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, or complete sentences.
- CLUSTERING
- FREE-WRITING
PRE-WRITING GUIDELINES
The following are three ways that a writer can begin to write a paper of any kind and length. This is a skill you will need to learn and use in order to make the most of your time and opportunity to succeed on any timed writing, future writing, or writing assessment test. The most important key to this is that you don’t worry about spelling, punctuation, or complete sentences. You just need to do a brain dump on paper. BRAINSTORMING: When you “brainstorm,” your thoughts fly out in all directions. You start with a subject. Then you quickly list everything the subject makes you think of. You can brainstorm alone or in groups. Keys to brainstorming: 1. Do not stop to judge what you have listed, worry about spelling or capitalization. 2. Don’t stop until you run out of ideas. 3. It’s okay to list silly ideas because your goal is to generate as much as possible on a topic or writing situation in a short period of time, so you can have a starting point to write from. CLUSTERING: Clustering is sometimes called mapping, or webbing (because it looks like a spider web). This method is a visual kind of brainstorming. Here’ how it works: 1) write your subject in the center of your paper, and then circle it. 2) around the subject, write related ideas you think of. Circle these, and draw lines to connect them with the subject or with each other. 3) keep going. Write new ideas, circle them, and draw lines to show connections. Keys to clustering: 1. This works well for some, as does brainstorming, but neither are for everyone. You need to choose one of the methods you feel most comfortable with. 2. This method really helps to get you to draw connections quickly; but remember, the connections you draw may not be with the original subject—that’s okay. Again don’t worry about spelling. FREE-WRITING: “Free-writing” is the method where you write whatever comes to mind on a given topic or phrase. This is done on a timed basis for three to five minutes. You just keep writing, without stopping. Keys to free-writing: 1. Write down your topic/phrase first. Then write whatever that topic/phrase makes you think of. 2. Do not stop or pause. If you can’t think of anything to write, keep writing the same word until something else pops into your head. 3. DON’T WORRY ABOUT SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, OR COMPLETE SENTENCES. Your goal is to just do a brain dump on paper of anything that comes into your head. Turn off your editor and just write. Note: In doing our free-writes throughout the year, you will be able to choose which method works best for you. You should know all of these and try each one, but use what works best for you. |
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