Reading and Writing Skills

Using Pre-
Writing
Strategies
Objectives:
§ understand how do audience, purpose, subject,
and each context shape writing;

§ distinguish between and among techniques in

selecting and organizing information; and

§ understand the role of pre-writing in the

writing process.
 Pre-writing
The first stage of the writing process is
pre-writing, which pertains to different
techniques that help you discover ideas
before writing the first draft of a
paper.
Note: You should approach it with relaxed and open
state of mind.
knowing the writing
kind of situation
paper purpose and audience
 writing?

determine your
purpose
reason
always best to assume that
you are writing to be read
 audience = target reader
You must recognize who your
readers are and anticipate their
expectations, background, and
knowledge of the topic
 TOPIC
subject or the specific issue that
your paper will discuss

limit
interesting
related
author is willing to
learn
Using Pre-
Writing
Strategies
 Pre-Writing Strategies

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brainstorming clustering freewriting

 brainstorming
One of the better and more popular
method in discovering your writing topic.
The aim of brainstorming exercise is
not to produce a logical flow of ideas
but to provide yourself with as many
choices for your topic as possible.
 Clustering or
mapping
Start by writing a word or phrase at the
center of the page and encircle it; this
becomes your main topic. Then, think of
other words or phrases related to the main
topic. These become your subtopic.
 freewriting
. Freewriting is writing down your
thoughts nonstop, in the exact order,
language, and form in that you think
them