Writing Manual & Sea King Capstone - Palos Verdes High School

Prewriting
Prewriting helps to organize an essay.
Four ways to prewrite:
1. Bubble Cluster
2. Spider Diagram
3. Outline
4. Columns
1. Bubble Cluster 2. Spider Diagram
#3
see my brothers and sisters
more often during the day
#3
barbecues in the
backyard
#2
family
#3
go on vacations to
Disneyland and the beach
#3
see my brothers and sisters
more often during the day
#3
barbecues in the
backyard
#2
family
#3
go on vacations to
Disneyland and the beach
#1
SUMMERTIME
#1
SUMMERTIME
#2
daily routine
#3
stay up late
and sleep in
#2
daily routine
#3
stay up late and
sleep in
#3
more time to do
pleasure reading
#3
catch up on
movies I missed
#3
more time to do
pleasure reading
#3
catch up on
movies I missed
3. Outline
4. Columns
1. Picking one out (#2)
GETTING A COMPUTER (#1)
#1 MY TWO BEST FRIENDS
#2 CHERYL JOE
A. Shopping around at different stores to compare (#3)
• known me since we
• lives down the street
B. Talked to salespeople about what I needed (#3)
were in kindergarten
from me
2. Setting it up (#2)
#3
• we have four classes
• we will be taking
A. Tried to read the manual but gave up (#3)
together each day
driver’s training
B. Friend came to get it started and teach me (#3)
together next summer
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