3. ď˝ Choose your topic
ď˝ Identify your audience
ď˝ Identify your purpose
ď˝ Gather supporting details
4. ď˝ Write for a limited amount of time on
whatever comes to mind
ď˝ Formalized list-making
ď˝ Bubble map (also called mapping or webbing)
ď˝ Formulate questions you have about the topic
then look for answers (research)
11. ď˝ Turn prewriting ideas into sentences
ď˝ Group sentences into paragraphs
ď˝ Organize the paragraphs based on purpose
ď˝ Get something that looks like a formal piece
of writing
13. ď˝ One sentence that tells what the entire essay
is going to be about
ď˝ All paragraphs in the essay support the thesis
statement
ď˝ Determines how many and what kinds of
details go in the essay
14. ď˝ One sentence that tells what the paragraph is
going to be about
ď˝ All sentences in the paragraph support the
topic sentence
15. ď˝ Whether the paper is written formally or
informally
ď˝ Determined by audience and purpose
16. ď˝ Important decisions to be made during
drafting
ď˝ Supporting details have to go in an order that
makes sense
ď˝ Determined by purpose
17. ď˝ Chronological â time order
ď˝ Spatial order â how details are related to
other details; as you become aware of them;
always has a starting point
ď˝ Compare & contrast â based on similarities
and differences
ď˝ Emphatic order â based on order of
importance
29. ď˝ Cycle through the first four steps until the
paper is finished and ready to turn in
ď Can do more prewriting during drafting
ď Can do more drafting after revising
ď Can edit during drafting