Name: _____________________________
Strategy: Reread, Organize, Categorize
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Reread your notes, rehearsing possible titles for your writing. Ask yourself these questions:
o “Out of all that I read and researched, what is one main point I could convey in my
writing?”
o “What is the main point I learned from researching this topic?”
List several ideas.
o Or could it be…
o Or could it be…
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Choose the BEST idea by asking:
o “Which of these seems to be the BEST idea?”
o “Which idea do I have the most to say about?”
o Main Point = Topic + What I will convey about the topic
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Organize by making a one page skeleton plan divided in parts
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Title/Main Point (Title = Topic + Idea to convey)
Introduction (Topic + Idea to convey)
Boxes & Bullets (Topic + Idea to convey + Supporting point)
Conclusion (Topic + Idea conveyed)
Categorize in boxes and bullets
o “What points can I use to support my main point?”
o “If each paragraph had a heading, what would my headings be?”
 Supporting Points Might Be:
 Kinds of/Ways
 Reasons or Causes
 Times/Timeline
 Explanations of why or how
Topic + What I will convey about the topic + Supporting
points
“What are the details that support my points?”
Organize details and support main points with bullets.
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Possible Title/Main Point: ______________________________________
Possible Title/Main Point: ______________________________________
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Choose the BEST!
Introduction:
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Body:
Conclusion: ________________________________________________
Possible Title/Main Point: ______________________________________
Possible Title/Main Point: ______________________________________
Possible Title/Main Point: ______________________________________
Choose the BEST!
Introduction:
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Body:
Conclusion: _________________________________
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