Select and complete three (3) of the pre-writing strategies listed below. "Exploring Ideas" in your Everyday Writer (you may also use one of your own preferred strategies). Your instructor will respond with questions and comments that will help to further guide your research and writing.
- Brainstorming
- Freewriting or looping
- Drawing or creating word pictures (if you choose this method, please also include an explanatory paragraph)
- Clustering
- Asking questions
- Freespeaking (include the audio file)
- Browsing sources (explain which topics you looked up in what types of sources, as well as an overview of your initial observations)
Assignment Requirements: For this assignment, you should:
Fill approximately 1 to 2 pages with your chosen pre-writing techniques.
Assignment Formatting:
- Write your name, course title, instructor's name and date at the top of the document.
- Type in a Word document with 1-inch margins on all sides.
- Double-space your assignment.
- Use a standard font (Times Roman or Arial) in 12 point size.