1. Inventing ideas and Prewriting
Chapter 15
Inventing ideas and Prewriting
MENGMENG HU
WEI YANG
ZHUOKANG LYU
YAOZHU LI

2. In this chapter, you will learn:
How to use prewriting techniques to get your ideas flowing
How to develop your ideas with heuristics
How to reflect on your ideas with exploratory writing and them in new directions

3. Prewriting
Uses visual and verbal strategies to put your ideas on the screen or a piece of paper, so you can think about them and figure out how you want to approach your topic.
Concept Mapping
Freewriting
Brainstorming or Listing
Storyboarding

4. Tips
Using a Concept Map - A concept map will help you get your ideas onto the screen or a piece of paper. Write down your ideas and then draw lines to connect larger clusters of ideas
Freewriting - When you are freewriting, just let the ideas flow and see where they lead you
A Storyboard That Illustrates the Major Parts of a Text - Some writers find it helpful to draw out their ideas as a storyboard. Each scene in the storyboard becomes a major part of the text .

5. Heuristics
Use time-tested strategies that help you ask good questions about your topic and figure out what kind of information you will need to support your claims and statements.
Asking the Journalist’s Questions
Using the Five Senses
Investigating Logos, Ethos, Pathos
Cubing

6. Tips Five Senses - Sight, Hearing, Smell, Touch, Taste
Logos - Includes any reasoning and examples that will support your claims.
Ethos - Involves information that will help you build your authority and reputation with readers.
Pathos - Relates to emotional support for your argument.
A cube has six sides - Describe it, Compare it, Associate it, Analyze it, Apply it and Argue for or against it.

7. Exploratory writing
Uses reflective strategies to help you better understand how you feel about your topic. It helps you turn those thoughts into sentences, paragraphs, and outlines.
Journaling, Blogging, or Microblogging
Writing an Exploratory Draft
Exploring with Presentation Software

8. Do some Prewriting to get the idea flowing
Use Heuristics to draw out your ideas
Reflect on your topic with Exploratory Writing
Give yourself time to Invent your ideas

9. Exercises
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Talk about this#3
Try this out#3
Write this#2