Ch. 4- The Writing Process Prewriting
• Prewriting is the FIRST step in the writing process
Students should… • Share and draw on their own experiences • Share classroom experiences • Read or listen to stories • Model: teacher, stories, other students • Generate ideas and organize thinking
• Brainstorm ideas: list, cluster, quick write • Discuss their ideas with others • Choose topic, form, and audience • Rehearse: draw, talk, map,
Prewriting Strategies Brainstorming Clustering or Mapping Free writing Looping Asking the six journalists’ questions (who, what, when, where, why, and how) • Listing • • • • •