Chapter 19 Strategies for Generating Ideas Chapter 19

Building from Your Assignment u As you examine an assignment, read through the assignment

Brainstorming u u Gain sudden insight or inspiration using free association to stimulate a

Freewriting u u u Simply write sentences without stopping for about 15 minutes Don’t

Doodling or Sketching u u Give your ideas room to grow Concentrate on your

Mapping u Taps your visual and spatial creativity as you position ideas on a

Mapping (cont’d) Many students don’t listen RADIO STATION Program slots go to manager’s friends

Imagining u u Speculate about changes, alternatives, and options Shift perspective Envision what might

Asking a Reporter’s Questions u u Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? The questions

Seeking Motives u u Discover motives behind actions Break an action down into five

Keeping a Journal u Types of journals Reflective journals u Responsive journals u Warm-up

Getting Ready u Setting up circumstances Devote one special place to writing u Establish

Preparing Your Mind u u Talk about your writing Lay out your plans Keep

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Building from Your Assignment u As you examine an assignment, read through the assignment once u read it again, marking info about your situation as a writer u list the questions that the assignment raises for you u list any questions that the assignment doesn’t answer or ask you to do u Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 2 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Brainstorming u u Gain sudden insight or inspiration using free association to stimulate a chain of ideas Start with a word or phrase and write down whatever comes to mind Brainstorm to define a topic, generate an example, or find a title for a paper Can do this as a group activity Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 3 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Freewriting u u u Simply write sentences without stopping for about 15 minutes Don’t make it pretty — just write Use these steps: u u u Write a sentence or two at the top of the page Write without stopping for at least 10 minutes Explore without censoring yourself Prepare yourself if necessary Repeat the process if necessary Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 4 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Doodling or Sketching u u Give your ideas room to grow Concentrate on your topic, but welcome new ideas Mix visuals and text by adding icons, symbols, colors, figures, labels, notes, or questions Follow up on your discoveries Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 5 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Mapping u Taps your visual and spatial creativity as you position ideas on a page or in a file Allow space for your map to develop u Begin with a topic or key idea u Add related ideas, examples, issues, or questions u Refine the connections u Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 6 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Mapping (cont’d) Many students don’t listen RADIO STATION Program slots go to manager’s friends Too many oldies WHY? Survey campus preferences Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas Aim for more musical diversity 7 of 13 Form committee to screen program proposals Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Imagining u u Speculate about changes, alternatives, and options Shift perspective Envision what might be Synthesize Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 8 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Asking a Reporter’s Questions u u Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? The questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how can condense your story into the lead, a sentence or two that answers all of the above questions Add details later, going from most important first to the least important Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 9 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Seeking Motives u u Discover motives behind actions Break an action down into five components (a pentad) The act u The actor u The agency u The scene u The purpose or motive for acting u Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 10 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Keeping a Journal u Types of journals Reflective journals u Responsive journals u Warm-up journals u E-journals u Blogs u Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 11 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning

Getting Ready u Setting up circumstances Devote one special place to writing u Establish a ritual u Relocate u Reduce distractions u Write at your best time u Write on a schedule u Chapter 19: Strategies for Generating Ideas 12 of 13 Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Learning