Subject Exploration
Writing potential topic ideas and arranging them in a meaningful order
What is listing?
This question asks for the description of an event
What is what?
Writing as much as possible about anything until you fill a page
What is freewriting?
Informal writing that sketches out your polished work
What is drafting?
You can use this human skill to get a response from others, as well as doing it to yourself to spark creativity
What is talking?
What is genre?
This question asks for the participants of an event/topic
What is who?
This method splits up the types of ideas in your journal with color
What is color-coding?
A "time map" that tells you when you should have all your important landmarks done
What are deadlines?
This platform is used to answer questions and find out what others have written on your topic
What is Google?
Keeping this can help you record ideas for your topic
What is a journal?
This question asks for the reason of an event
What is why?
Structuring your ideas in the format your essay will follow
What is outlining?
The speed that you need to write in order to maintain your train of thought
What is fast?
This artistic method of freeing your mind is often done on math homework
What is doodling?
Freewrite for an amount of time, summarize the writing, and repeat
What is looping?
This question asks for the setting of an event
What is where?
What is letter writing?
You must do this to begin your draft. Your first sentence will suck, but you can fix it at the end
What is writing?
Take a walk, take a shower, go to bed. Come back later when you're refreshed
What is taking a break?
Writing ideas connected to a topic and circling them
What is Clustering/Mapping?
This device has six ways to examine a topic. Describe, compare, classify, analyze, & argue.
What is cubing?
Jumping right into the drafting process. Write quickly all in one sitting
What is discovery drafting?
A natural part of a writer's experience. Double back or follow a new path when it occurs
What is a dead-end?
Turn your blockage into a question. This action can help you work out a solution to your block
What is problem-solving