Choosing a prewriting method

This document provides information and guidance on choosing a pre-writing method. It discusses three common pre-writing techniques: brainstorming, free-writing, and clustering. Brainstorming involves making a bullet-pointed list. Free-writing has the writer continuously write without stopping for 3-5 minutes. Clustering or mind mapping is a visual map with a central circle and additional circles branching off. The document provides checklists to help determine which method best fits individual learning styles and preferences. It emphasizes that pre-writing is meant to get ideas down without worrying about perfection and that people can try multiple methods to see which works best.