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Don’t be this Guy: Improve your Writing Today!ENSURE YOU’RE MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR WRITING!
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WHAT IS PREWRITING?
Any writing you do before you get to the “real” writing
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WHY PREWRITE
“Warms up” the brain
Gets the writing juices flowing
Helps with organization
Allows you to start to formulate ideas
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THREE TYPES OF PREWRITING
Clustering
Freewriting
Brainstorming
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CLUSTERING
Starts with one main idea
Branches off into other related ideas
Great for visual learners
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FREEWRITING
Uninterrupted* writing without concern for topic, grammar, punctuation, or content for a minimum of 20 minutes.
*No playing with the dog, getting coffee, or visiting the person in the next cube.
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FREEWRITING
Uninterrupted writing….helps you get your ideas on paper good and bad
Eliminates “writer’s block”
Can help you figure out what will and won’t work
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BRAINSTORMING
List all ideas, even if you think they may not be part of the final document
Generate as many ideas as you can about the topic
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THE RESULT?You’ll spend less time writing and revising
Your writing will improve!
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TAKE AWAYPrewriting helps you • Warm up the brain• Get started in the writing process
And it makes you a better writer!
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