Accomplishing Successful Prewriting

A Collaborative Classroom

Children willing to work together in the prewriting

process

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A Teacher utilizing process oriented writing goals to

engage metacognition
A recursive way of approaching the writing process

3.

A method to focus ideas during the prewriting process

4.

A method to shape ideas during the prewriting process

Authenticity

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Half the class period ,ideally

Let writing occur organically, not as a kind

of drill
Encourage students to
work collaboratively
during the prewriting
stage
Set a purpose for the
writing
Encourage students to establish goals and selfregulate their own writing
Ask inquiry questions that lead to students thinking about their approach to writing
Foster abstract conceptualization with authentic
writing pieces as models
Allow student to approach the writing process in a
non-linear but still organized fashion. They can
come back to the prewriting stage at any point!