To accomplish great things, and to produce great essays, writers plan. Introduce your young writers to the prewriting stage of the writing process with a template that asks them to brainstorm and list as many ideas as possible. Individuals can then select one of the listed patterns to order their best ideas.

Concepts

procedural writing, the writing process

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Additional Tags

process writing, the writing process, english language arts

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Pros

• The template models the process of first brainstorming and then selecting and ordering key points
• The template can also be enlarged and posted in the classroom

 

Cons

• None