There are many techniques available to help students get started
with a piece of writing. Getting started can be hard for all
levels of writers. Freewriting is one great technique to build
fluency. That was explored in an earlier lesson plan:
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/adulted/lessons/lesson18.html
This unit offers some other techniques. These techniques may be
especially helpful with students who prefer a style of learning
or teaching that could be described as visual, spatial, or
graphic. Sometimes those styles or overlooked in favor of
approaches that are very linguistic or linear. The approaches
here will attend to a broader range of learning styles as they
add variety. - Writing: Writing Process, Pre-Writing,
Autobiography, Exposition, Personal Narrative, Argumentation,
Comparison and Contrast, Description. Students will be able to:
- Write more fluently (writing more with greater ease) -
Generate writing topics - Select topics that will yield strong
pieces of writing - Connect personal experience,