Starting The Writing Process

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Some strategies to begin the writing process

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Starting

the

writing

process

Starting the writing process

may involve

freewriting word mappingbrainstorming

Brainstorminggenerate

what to write about

to help you discover

lists of ideas

Brainstorming

Activity 1: Brainstorm a list of reasons why learning to write in English is important.

Freewritingwriting everything that comes to

your mind

grammar

without being concerned with

spelling

it involves four steps

Step 1Write the topic of your composition

on top of the page.

Some famous athletes and entertainers earn millions of dollars every year. Do you think these people deserve these salaries?

Step 1Write the topic of your composition

on top of the page.

Step 2Write as much as you can, until you run out

of ideas. Include facts, details and examples.

Step 3Only after you run out of ideas, stop, reread your paper and circle the ideas you would like to further develop.

Step 4Rewrite the idea(s) you circled as your new title, and start

freewriting again.

Word mappinga way to

in a visual presentation

link ideas

clustering spidergram

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