RESOURCES: Pre-Writing Techniques: Planning & Idea Development
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Pre-Writing: Why It Is An Important Part Of The Writing Process
6 Creative Prewriting Activities for Academic Writing - This article presents six creative prewriting activities aimed at helping writers decide on topics and plan their writing, including brainstorming, clustering, and questioning techniques.
Prewriting the Narrative - Offers reflective questions and example prompts to help students brainstorm and organize personal experiences into narrative form.
Prewriting Strategies – Excelsior OWL - A comprehensive overview of prewriting strategies aimed at helping students generate, organize, and refine their ideas before drafting. It covers a variety of techniques suited to different learning styles and goals.