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The Four Steps to Writing

Pre-writing

Drafting

Revision

Editing

Pre-writing is used for three main reasons:

To generate ideas for writing

To determine what you know and what you need to learn

To identify connections between ideas

Pre-writing

Pre-writing Strategies

Brainstorming is a general term to describe pre-writing that explores or develops ideas.

Mind mapping is a pre-writing technique that uses simple diagrams to show connections between key ideas.

free-writing, simply write down whatever comes to mind for a set period of time; don't try to edit your ideas as you free-write.

Questioning is a helpful starting point for research-driven projects because the questions you come up with can help you shape your research.

Drafting

Writers Use Drafting to Work through Ideas

Revision

After you finish drafting, you revise. During revision, you think about how all the parts of your draft work together.