prewriting

=Prewriting with Graphic Organizers=

Graphic organizers can be a very helpful tool to use to organize ideas and details before writing a paragraph, story, essay, or report. Maps and webs can assist during brainstorming, while other organizers can help students write with a more controlled pattern of organization.

All-purpose


 * 4 Square
 * Basic paragraph - fishbone - []
 * Basic essay
 * Main idea and details - []

1.4.11 A - Narrative Writing (Stories, poems, plays)
 * Plot diagram [[file:prewriting - plot diagram.doc]]
 * Webs
 * Sensory detail observation charts - []
 * Character, setting, plot webs or wheels

1.4.11 B - Informative Writing
 * Paragraphs
 * Basic essay
 * Cause and Effect
 * How-to []
 * News articles
 * Timeline (chronology)
 * Compare and contrast [[file:SUBJECTxSUBJECT - comp 10 - 2.doc]]

1.4.11 C - Persuasive Writing
 * Problem solution
 * 4B Organizer
 * Begin with the opposing arguments (Opposing, Good 1, Better 2, Best 3)
 * Build up to opposing arguments (Good 1, Better 2, Best 3, Opposing)
 * Alternating arguments