Students examine the qualities of anecdotal writing, and read examples of anecdotal writing from newspaper columns, memoirs, and autobiographies. They complete a brainstorming worksheet, and outline essays on the topic provided.

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10th - 12th

Students utilize Inspiration software at their website to brainstorm using a story starter. They design a story outline, insert ideas based on the story starter, and use a graphic organizer to organize their information.

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6th - 8th

Students practice pre-writing skills using brainstorming methods. They examine the difference between directed and undirected free-writing and how and when to apply them to the prewriting process.

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8th

Students, through modeling and independent practice, are introduced to the different methods of brainstorming. They explore and engage in these different approaches individually, in pairs, and as a group.

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6th - 8th

Students identify and generate ideas that relate to the topic of work and experiment with freeing up their thinking through mind mapping. They promote spontaneity and create one clustering diagram. Finally, students organize their brainstorming materials and write up the material in a short story, essay, or poem.

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6th - 10th