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Additional Activities:
Listing for Prewriting
Listing is a powerful tool for generating ideas and for seeing connections between the ideas and your
assigned topic.
Directions:
1. Write your topic at the top of the page.
2. Write single words or short phrases that come to mind after reading and rereading your topic. Do not
worry about connections or relevance; simply jot down everything that occurs to you.
3. Read the list carefully. Are there some items that seem to belong together? Group them, and assign a
name to that group. Feel free to add to the list at any time and eliminate items that do not fit.
4. Write an assertion about each group: a description, its use, a saying associated with the topic, myths
or legends associated with the topic.
NOTE: Each of the above groups might become a section and/or major idea in the first draft of your
paper.
Topic: apple
pie
cider
William Tell
tarts
the Big Apple
apple for the
teacher
“an apple a
day keeps the
doctor away”
applesauce
Apple computers
Adam and Eve
red
green
apple butter
core
stem
Delicious
Granny Smith
Cortland
apple juice
crab apple
apple jelly
Snow White
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