Instructions
Demonstrate: Writing Preparation
Evaluation Title: Pre-writing and Outlining

For this assignment, you prepare to write a This I Believe essay by generating ideas and planning how to organize your essay.
Complete a 5-minute free write

Consider this question: What are your most cherished beliefs?

When you freewrite, you write without stopping for a set period of time.
Do not worry about spelling or grammar.
Do not censor your ideas, just keep writing.
If you get stuck, repeat a prompting question or the topic until something comes to you.
Freewriting is about quantity rather than quality.
We’ll reverse that philosophy when we start writing your essay, but for now focus on generating as many ideas as you can.
When freewriting, you are not evaluated on how good your ideas are – just that you have a lot of writing and thoughts to work with.

Create an outline or skeleton draft for the This I Believe Essay

Include clear direction for each paragraph of your essay.

An outline follows a specific format for organizing your ideas into paragraphs with some details mapped out.
A skeleton draft is writing what you imagine the first sentence of each paragraph will be to get a picture of your essay sub-topics from start to finish.
You do not need to write the full essay, just map out a few of the ideas for each paragraph.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours 30 minutes
See a sample of what this assignment looks like here: Sample prewriting and planning assignment [Word document]