Ideas for Planning Your Writing
To plan your writing, you could do one or more of the following:
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Brainstorm
List lots of ideas; choose which ones to use.
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Imagine
Imagine talking about your topic with someone.
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Draw
Draw a picture or a diagram of your topic.
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Web
Draw lines between ideas to connect them.
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Outline
Organize ideas into main points and subpoints.
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Ideas for Reviewing Your Writing
After writing, think about the following:
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Purpose
Have I said what I want to say?
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Development
Do I need to add more details?
Do I need to take out some details?
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Organization
Are the parts in the right order?
Do the parts fit together?
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Clarity
Will my audience understand?
Is my writing easy to read?
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Correctness
Grammar?
Punctuation?
Spelling?
Capitalization?
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