Brainstorming and Pre-writing
Students learn various techniques to generate ideas before beginning to write.
Key Questions
- Construct a web or list of ideas for a given writing prompt.
- Explain how brainstorming helps to organize thoughts before writing.
- Compare different pre-writing strategies for their effectiveness in generating ideas.
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
Suggested Methodologies
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