WRITING PROCESS

A POSSIBLE APPROACH

GETTING STARTED

PULL APART THE PROMPT USING TECHNIQUES OF:• IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS AND ALTERNATIVE

WORDS AND CONCEPTS• PARAPHRASING THE TOPIC IN YOUR OWN

WORDS – (think “How can I restate this so I can explore the identity and belonging concepts it suggests.)

A MIND MAPPING APPROACH

SOLITARYALONE

PEACEFULINDEPENDENTOSTRACISED

PEOPLE WHO CHOSE TO BE

ALONE – MONKS AND RECLUSES

OPT OUT FROM TIME TO TIME =

ARTISTS, WRITERS, EXPLORERS

MARGINALISED PEOPLE – PEOPLE

REJECTED BY SOCIETY

DISABILITEIS SUCH AS BLINDNESS,

DEAFNESS, PARALYSIS MENTAL

ILLNESS

PRISONERSASYLUM SEEKERS

COMMUNESCULTS

COMMUNITIES

SAMPLE

• WHAT DO MICE NEED TO SURVIVE?

SELECTION AND REJECTION

WHAT DO THESE IDEAS SUGGEST ? Raise some critical questions or ideas.• How humans relate to Mice• What do Mice need to survive?• How are Mice portrayed in fiction and media?

Go back to your mind map and select the ideas you will use

A MIND MAPPING APPROACH

SOLITARYALONE

PEACEFULINDEPENDENTOSTRACISED

PEOPLE WHO CHOSE TO BE

ALONE – MONKS AND RECLUSES

OPT OUT FROM TIME TO TIME =

ARTISTS, WRITERS, EXPLORERS

MARGINALISED PEOPLE – PEOPLE

REJECTED BY SOCIETY

DISABILITEIS SUCH AS BLINDNESS,

DEAFNESS, PARALYSIS MENTAL

ILLNESS

PRISONERSASYLUM SEEKERS

COMMUNESCULTS

COMMUNITIES

MAKING DECISIONS

WHAT DO I HAVE TO EXPLORE (THE TOPIC)

WHAT DO I WANT TO SAY – • FRAME THIS AS A KEY QUESTION YOU ARE

GOING TO EXPLORE.• WHAT SHOULD AND SHOULDN’T BE

INCLUDED (POST-IT-NOTES ARE GOOD FOR THIS.)

EXPOSITORY/PERSUASIVE

MAJOR POINT 1

MAJOR POINT 2

MAJOR POINT 3

• Sub-point 1 • Sub-point 2• Sub-point 3

• Sub-point 1• Sub-point 2• Sub-point 3

• Sub-point 1• Sub-point 2• Sub-point 3

THE BIG QUESTION

EVIDENCE

IMAGINATIVEREMEMBER

•What is the substantial thing, or BIG IDEA you are exploring?•What do I want to say?

CONSIDER• You can’t write a novel in 1200 words – make sure

every word counts • Think about what your main character wants more

than anything in the whole world in relation to this topic.

• Simple equation for fiction: The main character wants something + the forces that are working against the main character to stop them from attaining their desire = CONFLICT which forms the basis of the narrative .

• Your role as a writer is to EXPLORE and resolve that conflict

STRUCTURE• FREYTAG MODEL

WRITERS

• SHOW NOT TELL• FOCUS ON THE BIG IDEA AND WHAT

THEY WANT TO SAY• CONSTANTLY MAKE DECISIONS,

SELECT AND DESELECT

The last bits of thinking

• WHO WILL BE MY AUDIENCE? (ultimately it is your teachers and examiners)• WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO EXPRESS

MY IDEAS FOR MY AUDIENCE? – (what words will I choose, tone, point of view, imagery, symbolism)