Brainstorming

Question 1

Brainstorming

Answer 1

A technique for invention (generating ideas for writing); can be verbal or written, in collaboration or in isolation.

Question 2

Freewriting

Answer 2

A method of idea generation usually involving a period of five to ten minutes of writing (or typing) without stopping, followed by another round of writing on a narrower passage of interest from the first round of freewriting.

Question 3

Clustering and branching

Answer 3

A method of using shapes filled with text to create visual ideas for a writing process and to show how the ideas are related; also called clustering, mapping, or making a web.

Question 4

Mapping

Answer 4

A method of using shapes filled with text to create visual ideas for a writing process and to show how the ideas are related; also called clustering and branching, or making a web.

Question 5

Purpose

Answer 5

The sum total of what a writer intends to accomplish.

Question 6

Primary Source

Answer 6

First hand information (such as interviews or observations).

Question 7

Secondary Source

Answer 7

Second hand information (such as analyses or critiques).

Question 8

Writing Process

Answer 8

A five-stage process consisting of Pre-drafting, Drafting, Revision, Editing/proofreading, and Publication.

Question 9

Plagiarism

Answer 9

Using another’s ideas without citing the source.

Question 10

Thesis

Answer 10

A one sentence statement that makes an assertion as to the purpose or point of your paper.

Question 11

MLA

Answer 11

Short for the Modern Language Association, the citation style you will use in your English classes.

Question 12

Topic Sentence

Answer 12

a sentence in a paragraph that states what you plan to write about.