freewriting

Examples of freewriting in the following topics:

• Freewriting

  • Freewriting is a great way to get away from that.
  • Freewriting is a great prewriting technique.
  • The purpose of freewriting is to develop ideas spontaneously and naturally.
  • Consider this example, a two-minute freewrite on the topic of revenge in Hamlet:
  • There are a few good things to notice about this freewrite.

• Step 1: Prewriting and Choosing a Topic

  • Brainstorming, freewriting, and clustering are three forms of prewriting that help spark ideas and can move you closer to the heart of what you think and feel about a topic.
  • Freewriting can come in handy if you have a general topic but are not sure what you want to say about it.
  • The purpose of freewriting is to help you develop ideas spontaneously and naturally.
  • The goal of clustering, or concept mapping, is to generate lots of ideas about a very broad topic, much like freewriting.

• Choosing a Topic

  • You might find it easier to type your freewriting instead of writing it by hand, so you can keep up with your thoughts faster.
  • Another way of freewriting is to record yourself talking for a set period of time and then transcribing your key points to go back to and clarify later.

• Clustering and Concept Mapping

  • The goal of clustering, much like freewriting, is to come up with lots of different possibilities.

• The Rough Draft Outline

  • Similar to freewriting, brainstorming jumpstarts the creative process by letting the speechwriter's ideas flow and connect together around a specific topic.