The Writing Process: Write - continued

Some Strategies to Brainstorm Ideas

Brainstorm by making a list of all possible ideas.

Create a cluster diagram by putting the topic in the middle of a page and drawing a circle around it. Think of words that are associated with the topic and write them down on the page. Write as many words as come to mind. To show the connection between the words and the topic, draw a line between them. The line should go from each word to the outer part of the circle.

To free write, just write whatever comes to mind about the topic. Ideas don’t have to be written in complete sentences - just get them down!