Getting Ideas Before You Write

Krisha Lorraine R. Malojo

Grade 11 - Aguinaldo
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When you write down words or concepts

✓ associated with the topic – any ideas that come

into your mind.

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Example:

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Create a list of terms/ideas/concepts about the

✓ topic. Create multiple lists depending on the

purpose.

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Example:

Why I want to Become A Nurse

✓ Like science
Good salary
Flexible hours
Challenging job
Like w0rking at hospital
Want to help other people
Interested in Interested in study disease

✓ serving humanity
 Freewriting
✓ There is no specific topic. You have to write
whatever comes into your mind.
Once you have started writing, just go on;
write, write and write without stopping youe
✓ pens for 4 minutes. Freewriting is like talking to
yourself on paper. Write as much as you can in
connected sentence. Write as quickly as you
can w/out stopping to think about the
✓ grammar or organization.
✓ Freewriting

OPTIONS:

✓ • Write for a specific time period.

• Write for a specific amount of paper.

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WHEN IS IT HELPFUL?

✓ • When you have no ideas about the topic.

• When you have too many ideas about the
topic.

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