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| Brainstorming | A technique for invention (generating ideas for writing); can be verbal or written, in collaboration or in isolation. |
| Freewriting | A method of idea generation usually involving a period of five to ten minutes of writing (or typing) without stopping, followed by another round of writing on a narrower passage of interest from the first round of freewriting. |
| Clustering and Branching | A method of using shapes filled with text to create visual ideas for a writing process and to show how the ideas are related; also called clustering, mapping, or making a web. |
| Mapping | A method of using shapes filled with text to create visual ideas for a writing process and to show how the ideas are related; also called clustering and branching, or making a web. |
| Purpose | The sum total of what a writer intends to accomplish. |
| Primary Source | First hand information (such as interviews or observations). |
| Secondary Source | Second hand information (such as analyses or critiques). |
| Writing Process | A five-stage process consisting of Pre-drafting, Drafting, Revision, Editing/proofreading, and Publication. |
| Plagiarism | Using another’s ideas without citing the source. |
| Thesis | A one sentence statement that makes an assertion as to the purpose or point of your paper. |
| MLA | Short for the Modern Language Association, the citation style you will use in your English classes. |
| Topic Sentenct | a sentence in a paragraph that states what you plan to write about. |
