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Chapter 2 Prewriting to Generate Ideas
Circle the letter of the answer that correctly identifies each type of prewriting.
1. The prewriting below is an example of
a. focused freewriting.
b. brainstorming.
c. clustering.
d. asking questions.
e. keeping a journal.
Taking Tests and Exams
multiple choice or essay
stressful
test anxiety
studying
study groups
Why do some people cheat?
grades
cramming the night before
memorizing
2. The prewriting below is an example of
a. focused freewriting.
b. brainstorming.
c. clustering.
d. asking questions.
e. keeping a journal.
Teenage Pregnancy
What do I know about teenage pregnancy? My sister’s plans for her future were cut short
by pregnancy. She won a high school fashion design award, was spunky, full of fun. Now,
with a child to raise, she works in a diner. The father of the child disappeared two years ago.
What would I like to know? Why do teenagers get pregnant? Teenage girls think they
can’t get pregnant. Teenage boys think it’s macho to get a girl pregnant. Lack of knowledge
of birth-control methods. Teenage girls think that having a baby will keep their boyfriends
from leaving them. They think that babies are fun to have around, to play with.
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Where can I get more information? Guidance counselors at my old school. Planned
Parenthood. Interview my friends who had babies when they were still teenagers. Talk to
my sister. Conduct an Internet search.
What would I like to focus on? What interests me? I would like to know what pressures,
fears, and hopes teenage girls feel that would allow them to take the chance of becoming
pregnant.
What is my point of view? I would like teenagers to be aware of how their lives will be
forever changed by a pregnancy.
Who is my audience? I would like to write for teenagers—primarily girls—to help them
understand the problems of teenage pregnancy.
3. The prewriting below is an example of
a. focused freewriting.
b. brainstorming.
c. clustering.
d. asking questions.
e. keeping a journal.
Oct. 3. Everyone wants to win the lottery, but I’ve heard that suddenly having millions of
dollars doesn’t necessarily make people happier. In fact, several lottery winners have said
their lives are worse since winning. They simply traded one set of problems for another set
of problems, like people hounding them for contributions all of the time. Some lottery
winners have even been irresponsible with the money, blown it all, and then were forced to
declare bankruptcy.
Oct. 4. Tomorrow, I’m traveling to Atlanta for my brother’s wedding. His fiancée is a
woman he met in college, and they seem to have all of the ingredients for a happy and longlasting marriage. They share many of the same interests, such as SCUBA diving, and they
seem to have similar values and goals.
4. The prewriting below is an example of
a. focused freewriting.
b. brainstorming.
c. clustering.
d. asking questions.
e. keeping a journal.
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5. The prewriting below is an example of
a. focused freewriting.
b. brainstorming.
c. clustering.
d. asking questions.
e. keeping a journal.
A Problem in Society
One of society’s biggest problems, high cost of insurance and medical treatment. Prices
skyrocketing out of control. Too many people can’t afford medical insurance, just one serious
injury or illness away from financial ruin. Doctor bills, expensive prescriptions, many elderly
people on small incomes. Stories of poor people who have to choose between buying their
medicine and heating their homes in the winter. Why can’t Americans figure out a way for
everyone to get care at affordable rates?
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