Writing:Brainstorming

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Seminar for Pre-Service English

TeachersUniversidad Tcnica de Machala

2015


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Brainstorming

The Key to Successful Writing

Presented by Kate Barba


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Objective

The objective is to understand thedierent types of brainstormingand apply those ideas to essay

writing.


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What is writing?

A way of getting your ideas intoanothers head across space and time

A tool for learning ! discovery

A way to clarify ideas

A cultural activity

A measure of your s"ills#intellect

a process!


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Kinds of Writing

$escribe the objective%s& of thee'ercise

(ew product or service ideas)

(ew feature ideas) *eature#product naming)

+romotion ideas)

(ew process for doing something)

$e,ne top re-uirements orrestrictions


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Writing Process: Ste!s

. +rewriting %what you do beforeyou start writing&

/. +lanning %outlining&

0. Writing

1. +olishing %editing and revising&

Our focus today is prewriting


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Prewriting ti!s

. 2hoose a topic that interests you.

/. 2hoose a topic that ,ts the assignment.

0. 2ollect information.

1. $evelop ideas 3 brainstorm


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Brainstorming

A gathering of ideas for your brain topaper

The variety of ideas and use of yourimagination to assist you in producingmaterial with which to wor"

4ts the best way to collect your thoughts. 4ts helpful for organi5ation.

4t ensures that only -uality ideas are usedin the essay.

What is it)

Why do we need it)


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Three Wa"s to #et $deas

*reewriting

6ust start writing7 $ont worry aboutspelling grammar punctuation or anythingelse.

8isting

9a"e a list of all the ideas connected withyour topic.

9ind:mapping

9a"e a ;picture< of your ideas on a mind map.


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%reewriting

8ets loo" at an e'ample of *=>>W=4T4(?. 4magineyou are going to write about +>TS. @n a piece ofpaper or on the computer start writing and dontstop for minutes.

4 dont have a pet now but when 4 was a child 4had many. 4 had a dog when 4 was 0 years old. 4had a gold,sh when 4 was . When 4graduated from college 4 bought a dog. 4t was

a poodle and 4 called it ;2hippy


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&isting

84ST4(? is basically ma"ing a list of all the ideasyou can thin" of connected to this topic. 4f you arewriting about +>TS maybe your list would loo"li"e thisC

2hippy 3 my dog after college

Sna"es spiders

8oo"ing after

(oise

2leaning and feedingStrange pets

+ets 4 love

+ets 4 hate


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'emember

When "o( are %'EEW'$T$)# or&$ST$)#* "o(:

Try not to stop writingD just write for E: minutes

Write as much as you can7

$ont worry about grammar vocabulary spelling

$ont try to organi5e the ideas yet.

Write anything that comes into your head evenif it is very silly7


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+ind-+a!!ing

A 94($:9A+ is li"e a list but it showsyour ideas in a picture. 4t also shows theconnections between the ideas.

Some people say that a 94($:9A+ is li"e

the way our brains wor" so it is also agood way to remember information.

4t is very easy to add ideas and details toa mind:map and you can draw pictures tohelp you thin".


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LOVING

MAIN IDEA:

PETS

PETS ILOVE/HATECARINGOR PETS

STRANGE

PETSM! PETS

GOLDISH

CHIPP!

DOG

OOD" #ATER"

E$ERCISE

#ASHING"

CLEANING

SPIDERS

SNAKES

SPIDERS

PARROTSDOGS" CATS

OCTOP%S


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E,am!le


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+ind-+a!

When "o( are +$)-+.PP$)#* "o(:

$ont try to organi5e the mind:map yet.

$raw pictures if you want especially if you dont"now the word in >nglish.

$ont worry about grammar vocabulary spelling.

+ut details and e'amples around the outside ofeach group.

Add as many groups as you can even if they aresilly7

+ut your ideas into groups %li"e ;9y pets


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E,am!le

What are the -ualities of agood teacher)


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+oving from the ma! to"o(r essa"

Four topic becomes part of the topicsentence in your introduction

>ach point becomes a body paragraph%ma"e your strongest point your ,rstparagraph&.

The e'amples then support the relatedpoint in the appropriate body paragraph.


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. 4n your opinion what is the most importantcharacteristic %for e'ample honesty intelligence asense of humor& that a person can have to besuccessful in life) Gse speci,c reasons and

e'amples from your e'perience to e'plain youranswer. When you write your answer you are notlimited to the e'amples listed in the -uestion.

/. +eople attend college or university for manydierent reasons %for e'ampleC new e'periencescareer preparation increased "nowledge&. Why doyou thin" people attend college or university) Gsespeci,c reasons and e'amples to support youranswer.


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'eca!

+rewriting is necessary for getting yourideas organi5ed.

$ont worry about punctuationgrammar or spelling7

Ta"e E: minutes to plan and dont stop

writing7

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