The Writing Process Prewriting 01 Drafting 02 Proofreading 04 Revising 03 5 The Final Draft
Prewriting Refers to the work you do before you actually begin writing a draft of it. Pre-writing strategies is used to generate and clarify ideas. While many writers have traditionally created outlines before beginning writing, there are several other effective prewriting activities. We often call these prewriting strategies “brainstorming techniques.” Five 01
Outlining is when you plan your headings or paragraphs for your piece. You’ll want your outline to be clear and easy to follow. Outlining helps you keep your writing focussed and on track. OUTLINING
Listing is a process of producing a lot of information within a short time by generating some broad ideas and then building on those associations for more detail with a bullet point list. Do you know what helps you make your point clear? Lists like this one: They’re simple You can organize your ideas clearly Listing
Clustering, also called mind mapping or idea mapping, is a strategy that allows you to explore the relationships between ideas. Put the subject in the center of a page. Circle or underline it. As you think of other ideas, write them on the page surrounding the central idea. Link the new ideas to the central circle with lines. As you think of ideas that relate to the new ideas, add to those in the same way. Clustering
Free writing Process of generating a lot of information by writing non-stop in full sentences for a predetermined amount of time. Automatic writing After free writing on the topic you can identify which information is more relevant and try to highlight it. Inner Critic You are able to find the necessary information to enhance your essay and try to connect the ideas in a logical way. Coherence
Looping It starts with free writing It will allow you to focus on your ideas while you are trying to discover your writing topic. Loop your freewriting as many times as necessary, circling another interesting topic, idea, phrase, or sentence each time.You may even have the basis for a tentative thesis or an improved idea for an approach to your assignment when you have finished.
Journalist Questions Asking and answering questions to who what, how, where, why, when about the subject of the essay is very useful.