Key Terms

a prewriting technique: making a list of details and ideas related to your subject

a (visual) prewriting technique: using lines, boxes, arrows and circles to show relationships among ideas and details that occur to you; also called diagramming or mapping

a (visual) prewriting technique: using lines, boxes, arrows and circles to show relationships among ideas and details that occur to you; also called clustering or mapping

a stage of the writing process: roughing out a first version of a piece of writing

a stage of the writing process: carefully re-reading a near-finished draft, checking for errors of grammar, style, spelling, punctuation, and format

a prewriting technique: jotting down in rough sentences, words, or phrases everything that comes to mind about a possible topic

a (visual) prewriting technique: using lines, boxes, arrows and circles to show relationships among ideas and details that occur to you; also called clustering or diagramming

first stage of the writing process: techniques that help writers think about and develop a topic, and get words on paper; also known as idea generation

a stage of the writing process: carefully re-reading the near-finished draft, checking for errors of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format

a prewriting technique: coming up with ideas and details by asking questions about your subject

a stage of the writing process: re-thinking and re-writing draft versions of a piece of writing in order to make it stronger

a prewriting technique: a plan or a blueprint of your writing, which puts the main point and supporting details in a logical order