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Composition: Creative effort, short story, poem, essay, research, paper, or piece of music
Essay: A literary composition that describes analyzes an evaluates, a certain topic or an issue.
(Narrative, Argumentative, Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive)
Step 1: Prewrite make sure you understand your assignment
Step 2: Research (if needed) list places you can find your information
Step 3: Drafting. Write
Step 4: Revising. Make it better.
Step 5: Editing and proofreading make it correct
Brainstorming
Strategies The writer deliberately trying to think of new ideas for topic or
Brainstorming solution to problems
Clustering, Mind Mapping No idea is final in this
Free Writing stage
Outlining No ideas too crazy
Looping or too big
No such thing as a bad idea
Brainstorming
Branch 1 Central Idea: A day I’ll never forget (Rione 1st accident 2020)
1.Morning
Waking up Early/late
Excitement/anxiety
2.Weather Sunny, rainy, snowy
Sunrise
Mood reflection
First activities
Breakfast (what did you eat?): IHOP
Getting ready(special outfit routine)
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Branch 2: key events
Title: Key event(s): The Heart Of Your Story
The day my sister flipped her car
Bullet points
Location: where did the event take place?
Down the street from my house
People involved: Who was with you? How did
they contribute to the experience?
Sister: crashed her car flip 3 times
Parents: Freaking out talking to cops and paramedics
Sister #2: supporting sister w/me
Neighbors: Watching from their porches
Specific actions: What exactly happened? Any surprises?
Sunny, car hit a trailer that was far out in the street, flipped 3 times
Branch 3: emotions
Title: Emotions: How you felt throughout the day:Surprised, tired, worried, anxious, confused
Before: Sleeping woke up at 7 AM
During: Shock, Confusion, worry
After: Tired, anxious
Branch 4: Unexpected moments
Surprises: Learning in the car, flip three
times still running after the
accident
Challenges: Nothing necessarily went
wrong so there’s nothing
to handle
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Branch 5: outcome/conclusion
Wrapping up your day
What did you learn? Any lessons from the experience?
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Not to speed down the street from our house S
Long-term impact: How did this day affect you? I drive slower down the street from our house
Final reflection: Why was this day unforgettable? The whole day was full of surprises
Branch 6: Evening
How the day concluded
End of the day: how did the day end? Everyone fell asleep
Final thoughts: What were you last thoughts bed
before? None really how just tired I was
Clustering: Mind mapping, a strategy that give to
you explore the relationship between
ideas
How to Cluster:
1.Write a single word phrase in the center of a blank sheet of paper and circle it
2. Let your thoughts flow and jot every word that comes mind around the first Word
3. Circle the new words and draw lines to connect. Focus on the new words and cluster
around them too
4.Continue to expand this way until you have ran out of thoughts
Idea
Idea
Main Idea
Topic
Sub
Idea
idea Idea
The Process Of Writing
Composition: Creative effort, short story, poem, essay, research, paper, or piece of music
Essay: A literary composition that describes analyzes an evaluates, a certain topic or an issue.
(Narrative, Argumentative, Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive)
Step 1: Prewrite make sure you understand your assignment
Step 2: Research (if needed) list places you can find your information
Step 3: Drafting. Write
Step 4: Revising. Make it better.
Step 5: Editing and proofreading make it correct
Brainstorming
Strategies The writer deliberately trying to think of new ideas for topic or
Brainstorming solution to problems
Clustering, Mind Mapping No idea is final in this
Free Writing stage
Outlining No ideas too crazy
Looping or too big
No such thing as a bad idea
Brainstorming
Branch 1 Central Idea: A day I’ll never forget (Rione 1st accident 2020)
1.Morning
Waking up Early/late
Excitement/anxiety
2.Weather Sunny, rainy, snowy
Sunrise
Mood reflection
First activities
Breakfast (what did you eat?): IHOP
Getting ready(special outfit routine)
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The Process Of Writing
Branch 2: key events
Title: Key event(s): The Heart Of Your Story
The day my sister flipped her car
Bullet points
Location: where did the event take place?
Down the street from my house
People involved: Who was with you? How did
they contribute to the experience?
Sister: crashed her car flip 3 times
Parents: Freaking out talking to cops and paramedics
Sister #2: supporting sister w/me
Neighbors: Watching from their porches
Specific actions: What exactly happened? Any surprises?
Sunny, car hit a trailer that was far out in the street, flipped 3 times
Branch 3: emotions
Title: Emotions: How you felt throughout the day:Surprised, tired, worried, anxious, confused
Before: Sleeping woke up at 7 AM
During: Shock, Confusion, worry
After: Tired, anxious
Branch 4: Unexpected moments
Surprises: Learning in the car, flip three
times still running after the
accident
Challenges: Nothing necessarily went
wrong so there’s nothing
to handle
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Branch 5: outcome/conclusion
Wrapping up your day
What did you learn? Any lessons from the experience?
-
Not to speed down the street from our house S
Long-term impact: How did this day affect you? I drive slower down the street from our house
Final reflection: Why was this day unforgettable? The whole day was full of surprises
Branch 6: Evening
How the day concluded
End of the day: how did the day end? Everyone fell asleep
Final thoughts: What were you last thoughts bed
before? None really how just tired I was
Clustering: Mind mapping, a strategy that give to
you explore the relationship between
ideas
How to Cluster:
1.Write a single word phrase in the center of a blank sheet of paper and circle it
2. Let your thoughts flow and jot every word that comes mind around the first Word
3. Circle the new words and draw lines to connect. Focus on the new words and cluster
around them too
4.Continue to expand this way until you have ran out of thoughts
Idea
Idea
Main Idea
Topic
Sub
Idea
idea Idea
