This document discusses various instructional approaches and techniques for pre-writing, including brainstorming lists, graphic organizers, and outlining. It describes brainstorming lists as a process where students collaborate to explore topics and ideas. Graphic organizers help students organize their thoughts visually and come in many forms like tree maps, Venn diagrams, and fishbone maps. Outlining involves creating a topic outline that lists main points or a sentence outline that writes out the thesis and topic sentence for each paragraph. These pre-writing techniques help students select and organize information before drafting their writing.