Prewriting: Part II Now that you have successfully analyzed the prompt, the next step in pre-writing is to identify your main ideas and the details that will support your purpose, and begin to organize. For this step and prompt, we will use a Five-Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer.

Graphic Organizers Are a place to record and organize your ideas You do not have to start at the top and complete them in any order You are not worried about spelling or complete sentences

What form should your writing take? (story, letter, essay, etc.) Subject – a noun that is often repeated over and over in the prompt Audience- the person or group you are writing to. It may be a general audience Purpose- reason for writing After-lunch recess More specific- they are no longer going to have after-lunch recess because of bullying Principal- Mr. JonesTo convince the principal to continue having after-lunch recess Action verbs/bossy words letter Circle words that tell you what type of writing you are you going to do? (think, write, explain, describe, convince, persuade, compare/contrast, etc.) continue Analyzing the Prompt

Convincing Ideas and Details What kind of details or arguments does the writing prompt tell me to think about and would they make good paragraphs? What additional information do I need to successfully respond?

Due to bullying on the playground, the principal has sent home a letter stating there will no longer be an after-lunch recess. Write a letter to convince your principal to continue after-lunch recess. Before you start writing, think about the problem during recess.  Think about why students need recess.  Think about the benefits for the teachers.  Decide what students and teachers can do to correct the problem.  Think about the results of keeping recess during school. Now write a letter to convince the principal to continue after-lunch recess.

Congratulations! You have successfully completed the pre-writing step in the writing process. You are now ready to write your first draft.