A writer practices freewriting by writing everything that comes to mind over a set time period. The requirement is that you not stop writing at all during that period. If you can't think of anything to say, you may write, "I can't think of anything to say," or if you find the exercise boring, you may write something like, "This is lame. Why are we doing this nonsense?" You will most likely not get stuck in this kind of response for too long and you will go on to produce often surprising amounts of text. You'll think, "Whoa! I wrote all that?!" The key is that you do not stop writing (or typing) during the allotted time. You can set a time limit for yourself or the teacher will set a time limit: one minute, five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes, etc.
A guided freewrite is when you focus on a topic, usually assigned by the teacher, and freewrite around that topic. This page is a series of guided freewrite topics that you will use to generate writing material. Depending on the day and the purpose, you will freewrite in either your e-Notebook (on the Wiki) or in your paper Writer's Notebook.
Topics
First, a note on how this page is organized. Topics are not organized by category, but by chronology (i.e. sequence in time). Most recent topics are at the top of the page.
Explanation
A writer practices freewriting by writing everything that comes to mind over a set time period. The requirement is that you not stop writing at all during that period. If you can't think of anything to say, you may write, "I can't think of anything to say," or if you find the exercise boring, you may write something like, "This is lame. Why are we doing this nonsense?" You will most likely not get stuck in this kind of response for too long and you will go on to produce often surprising amounts of text. You'll think, "Whoa! I wrote all that?!" The key is that you do not stop writing (or typing) during the allotted time. You can set a time limit for yourself or the teacher will set a time limit: one minute, five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes, etc.A guided freewrite is when you focus on a topic, usually assigned by the teacher, and freewrite around that topic. This page is a series of guided freewrite topics that you will use to generate writing material. Depending on the day and the purpose, you will freewrite in either your e-Notebook (on the Wiki) or in your paper Writer's Notebook.
Topics
First, a note on how this page is organized. Topics are not organized by category, but by chronology (i.e. sequence in time). Most recent topics are at the top of the page.December