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Keep the Highest 3 out of 33 / 3
Directions: Look at the following brainstorming list in which a student lists ideas about the topic
"Effects of Crystal Methamphetamine." Select "Eliminate" for ideas that are off topic (do not relate to
the effects of using the drug crystal methamphetamine), and select "Keep" for ideas that support the
topic (relate to the effects of using crystal methamphetamine).
6. Brainstorming
Like freewriting, brainstorming is another prewriting activity in which you put down topic ideas in no
particular order. This activity also helps you get started on writing a paper. Brainstorming has the same
goal as freewriting: to help you generate and then narrow down ideas for your paper.
Steps to Brainstorming
Then, eliminate ideas that don't directly
relate to the topic.
Finally, keep ideas that directly relate to
the topic.
Steps
First, write the topic of your paper at the
top of the page. Try to be specific.
Next, list ideas about the topic; these can
be words, phrases, or examples.
Topic: Effects of Crystal Methamphetamine
While I have snuck a cigarette, I would never try
crystal meth.
People who use crystal methamphetamine often lose
their teeth very quickly.
People with crystal methamphetamine use disorder
Keep or Eliminate
Error! Filename not
specified.Eliminate
Error! Filename not
specified.Keep
Error! Filename not
Examples
Topic:
"Getting My First Job"
Ideas:
"My father has a great job."
"Applied for 15 jobs at fast-food places before
finally being hired."
Eliminate Idea: "My father has a great job."
This idea does not directly relate to how the
student got his or her first job.
Idea: "Applied for 15 jobs at fast-food places
before finally being hired."
Keep because this detail directly relates to his
or her experience of getting a first job.
Topic: Effects of Crystal Methamphetamine
often have strained relations with their family
members.
The TV show Breaking Bad is about a high school
teacher who cooks crystal meth.
Other side effects of crystal methamphetamine include
skin damage, such as sores and blemishes.
Keep or Eliminate
specified.Keep
Error! Filename not
specified.Eliminate
Error! Filename not
specified.Keep
Points:
1 / 1
Close Explanation
Explanation:
The brainstorming topic is the effects of the drug crystal methamphetamine. The ideas should relate to
the results of taking the drug, which include sores, loss of teeth, and skin damage. In addition to the
physical side effects of taking this drug, there are emotional side effects, such as strained relations
with family. The facts that the author would never try crystal meth and that there is a TV show about a
high school teacher who cooks crystal meth do not directly relate to the effects of taking crystal
methamphetamine.
