brainstorming

Examples of brainstorming in the following topics:

• Brainstorming

  • Brainstorming is a prewriting technique used to help generate lots of potential ideas about a topic.
  • At its most basic, brainstorming is listing ideas.
  • Brainstorming is useful for figuring out what you're interested in. 
  • You can also brainstorm in a group if you're working on a writing project with a partner or a team.
  • Perhaps the most important thing to remember about this process is that "there are no bad ideas in brainstorming."

• Step 1: Prewriting and Choosing a Topic

  • Prewriting refers to what you do before you begin writing, whether that's brainstorming, making a concept map, or making an outline.  
  • Brainstorming, freewriting, and clustering are three forms of prewriting that help spark ideas and can move you closer to the heart of what you think and feel about a topic.
  • You might have heard the phrase, "There are no bad ideas in brainstorming."
  • This process is called brainstorming.
  • Often, in the process of brainstorming, you will discover that many of your ideas are already connected to one another.  

• Turning Your Topic Into a Question

  • Through brainstorming and free-writing, you might come up with a list of lines of inquiry: Can an accurate moral evaluation even be made when a narrative is written in the first person?
  • This is an area where brainstorming can be very helpful .
  • Brainstorming can be a good way to help develop a research question

• Brainstorming and Choosing Your Topic

  • Once you've found an entry point into the academic conversation, you're ready to start brainstorming your own ideas on the topic and developing a question.
  • Another good strategy is to reread the text and brainstorm while doing so.

• Introduction to the Writing Process

  • You might wonder how to approach the drafting phase without feeling overwhelmed, or you might be curious about the brainstorming methods we recommend.
  • Section 3 examines the process of developing a thesis from the brainstorming stage through to the final statement.

• Step 7: Completing a Final Review

  • Did you have a great conversation with a friend during the brainstorming session?

• Getting Help Meeting College Writing Expectations

  • Independent paper-writing workshops provide a space for peers with varying interests, work styles, and areas of expertise to brainstorm.