Outline & Pre-Writing

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Brainstorming

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What is it and how does it BENEFIt the wrtiting proces?

Prewriting methods are techniques and strategies that writers use before they start the actual process of writing. These methods help writers generate ideas, organize their thoughts, and prepare to write more effectively.

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Brainstorming

what is it?

Brainstorming is a creative process that involves generating a lot of ideas about a specific topic or writing prompt. It's done without worrying about grammar, structure, or organization.

How it works:

Writers jot down whatever comes to mind related to the topic. This can include words, phrases, concepts, or even sketches. The goal is to get as many ideas down as possible, which can then be refined and organized later.

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Listing

Listing is a straightforward method where you create a list of ideas, items, or points related to your topic. It's a way to quickly organize your thoughts.

• Write down a numbered or bulleted list of key points, ideas, or arguments you want to include in your writing.

• Lists can serve as an outline or a reference when you start writing.

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Mind Mapping

Visual representation of ideas and their relationships. It helps writers explore connections between concepts and organize their thoughts.

Start with a central idea or topic and branch out into subtopics or related concepts. Use lines, arrows, and keywords to connect ideas.

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Outline

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Outlines

Outlining involves creating a structured plan for your writing. It helps you organize your thoughts and the logical flow of your content.

Start with a main idea or thesis statement, then outline the main sections or points you want to cover. Break these sections into subpoints or supporting details. An outline provides a clear framework for your writing.

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Thesis Statement

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Body

Supporting Evidence

Transitions

Passage of Time

"Show don't tell"

Conclusion

The moral of the story

The conclusion of a narrative essay includes the closing action of the event but also should include some reflection or analysis of the significance of the event to the writer. -What lesson did you learn? -How has what happened to you affected your life now?

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• Generate experiences with your content.
• It’s got the Wow effect. Very Wow.
• Make sure your audience remembers the message.

Research is a prewriting method used when you need to gather information, facts, and evidence to support your writing.

How it works:

• Conduct research by reading books, articles, interviews, or consulting credible sources.
• Take notes and gather data relevant to your topic. This information will become the foundation of your writing.

Start your paper with a statement about your story that catches the reader’s attention, for example: a relevant quotation, question, fact, or definition.

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• Generate experiences with your content.
• It’s got the Wow effect. Very Wow.
• Make sure your audience remembers the message.

In a narrative essay, a new paragraph marks a change in the action of a story or a move from action to reflection. Paragraphs should connect to one another. Example of an ending paragraph “I turned and ran, hoping the bear hadn’t noticed me”, and the start of the next might be: “There are many strategies for surviving an encounter with a bear; ‘turn and run’ is not one of them.” The repetition of words connects the paragraphs. (What does the change in verb tense indicate?)*

In a personal narrative, your experience acts as the evidence that proves your thesis. The events of the story should demonstrate the lesson learned, or the significance of the event to you.

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Let the communication flow!

With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to wow your audience. You can also highlight a particular sentence or piece of information so that it sticks in your audience’s minds, or even embed external content to surprise them: Whatever you like! Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? No problem! 90% of the information we assimilate is received through sight and, what’s more, we retain 42% more information when the content moves.

• Generate experiences with your content.
• It’s got the Wow effect. Very Wow.
• Make sure your audience remembers the message.

Provide the information the reader will need to understand the story:

• Who are the major characters?
• When and where is it taking place?
• Is it a story about something that happened to you, the writer, or is it fiction?

Writing about the events of your experience using time chronologically, from beginning to end, is the most common and clear way to tell a story. Whether you choose to write chronologically or not, use transition words to clearly indicate to the reader what happened first, next, and last. Some transition words are next, finally, during, after, when, and later.

The thesis of a narrative essay plays a slightly different role than that of an argument or expository essay. A narrative thesis can begin the events of the story:Example “It was sunny and warm out when I started down the path”; offer a moral or lesson learned: “I’ll never hike alone again”; or identify a theme that connects the story to a universal experience: “Journeys bring both joy and hardship.”

Good storytelling includes details and descriptions that help the reader understand what the writer experienced. Think about using all five senses—not just the sense of sight—to add details about what you heard, saw, and felt during the event. Example “My heart jumped as the dark shape of the brown grizzly lurched toward me out of the woods” provides more information about what the writer saw and felt than, “I saw a bear when I was hiking”.