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Pre-writing is a way of organizing your thoughts and beginning to put the information you have on paper. It is best to do a pre-writing activity before you actually begin writing your paper or essay.  
Basic Pre-writing Strategies 

    • You should use pre-writing to
      • think more clearly
      • see a start to your paper
      • keep track of your ideas
      • practice expressing yourself in writing

 

  • Develop paper in pre-writing strategies  
joltlist
Jolt list		 brainstorm
Brainstorm		 tutorial and instructional program
Free Writing

 

    • Visualize/Organize Major Categories in pre-writing strategies
outline
Outline		 mapping
Mapping		 treediagram
Tree Diagram

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