{"id":465,"date":"2016-05-26T14:35:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=465"},"modified":"2016-07-19T18:52:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T18:52:32","slug":"outcome-prewriting-2-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level2-english\/chapter\/outcome-prewriting-2-2\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Prewriting","rendered":"Outcome: Prewriting"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Analyze prewriting activities<\/h2>\r\nThe activities associated with prewriting might seem like they have little in common with formal, academic writing. Prewriting is, by its nature, loose and free-flowing. It's the most open-ended part of the writing process, open to creativity and experimentation. Because of that, some people might see it as silly: a step worth skipping to get to the more \"serious\" work of real writing.\r\n\r\nAvoid that temptation. Prewriting IS fun, so take the time to enjoy that part. It allows you to fall in love with your topic, to find a way into the project that seems worthy of exploring in depth.\r\n\r\nIt is also very productive time. Raw content generated during prewriting can eliminate\u00a0hours of hard labor further\u00a0into the writing process. It's truly an investment that you'll thank yourself for later on.\r\n\r\nThis section explores kinds of prewriting activities and the purpose behind each, so that you can select which is appropriate for each new writing task you undertake.\r\n<h2>What You'll Learn to Do<img class=\"alignright wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2016\/05\/26142630\/Prewrite-300x284.png\" alt=\"Graphic titled Prewrite. Bullet list: Free writing, Listing, Clustering, Questioning, Dialoguing. All is in a purple circle bordered by gray arrows.\" width=\"369\" height=\"350\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>analyze purpose and defining characteristics of prewriting<\/li>\r\n \t<li>analyze various prewriting strategies<\/li>\r\n \t<li>analyze rhetorical context for the writing task<\/li>\r\n \t<li>analyze the role of a working thesis statement<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>The Learning Activities for This Outcome Include<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Text: Prewriting Strategies<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Video: Rhetorical Situation<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Text: Working Thesis Statement<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Self Check: Prewriting<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"chapter type-1\">Try It: Prewriting<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2>Analyze prewriting activities<\/h2>\n<p>The activities associated with prewriting might seem like they have little in common with formal, academic writing. Prewriting is, by its nature, loose and free-flowing. It&#8217;s the most open-ended part of the writing process, open to creativity and experimentation. Because of that, some people might see it as silly: a step worth skipping to get to the more &#8220;serious&#8221; work of real writing.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid that temptation. Prewriting IS fun, so take the time to enjoy that part. It allows you to fall in love with your topic, to find a way into the project that seems worthy of exploring in depth.<\/p>\n<p>It is also very productive time. Raw content generated during prewriting can eliminate\u00a0hours of hard labor further\u00a0into the writing process. It&#8217;s truly an investment that you&#8217;ll thank yourself for later on.<\/p>\n<p>This section explores kinds of prewriting activities and the purpose behind each, so that you can select which is appropriate for each new writing task you undertake.<\/p>\n<h2>What You&#8217;ll Learn to Do<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2016\/05\/26142630\/Prewrite-300x284.png\" alt=\"Graphic titled Prewrite. Bullet list: Free writing, Listing, Clustering, Questioning, Dialoguing. 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