2. Before watching this
slidecast
● You should have:
○ watched the video on pre-writing methods in the
Blackboard class shell
● For additional information, use your textbook for help.
Enokson: Writing Assignment: Pre-writing
3. To successfully pre-write:
● Do know why it's helpful to pre-write
● Don't worry about spelling
● Don't worry about grammar
● Tip: Pre-writing is about getting the information down,
not worrying about writing it perfectly.
4. To review:
3 Types of pre-writing:
● Brainstorming
● Free-writing
● Clustering
Tim Lewis: Writing Santa
5. Brainstorming
● Can also be called "listing"
● Think about bullet-points
Chinwag.com: SMWLDN Brainstorm
6. Free-writing
● Need a timer
● Writing without stopping
for 3-5 minutes
● Looks like one BIG
paragraph
PhotoSteve101: Metallic Ballpen Tips
7. Clustering
● Visual Map
● Circle in middle of page
● Other circles branch off
that main circle in
clusters
● Also called "mind
mapping"
Sami Keinanen: Writing Cards
8. How to choose the best
method for you
● Think about:
○ how you learn
○ how you process
information
○ how you take notes
Rennett Stowe: Tapping a Pencil
9. Brainstorming checklist:
1. Do you like writing lists?
2. Do you take a shopping list to the grocery store?
Jeanbaptisteparis. Aix Brainstorming.
10. Free-writing checklist:
1. Do you write about your day?
2. Do you write to figure things out?
3. Do you like to write really quickly?
Matthew Ragan: Feb. Challenge Day 20
11. Clustering checklist:
1. Are you a "visual learner"?
2. Do you like to "see" how something works to
understand it?
3. Do you like visuals and diagrams?
Jonny Goldstein:. About Me Mind Map.
12. Good news!
● Easy to try more than one
● Try them out for size, and see which one fits you best!
Elvert Barnes: Hands Pen Paper
