English Composition. (Discussion Forum 1) - Essay Example

Prewriting: Writing is an art which every person should know. A comprehensive and well structured piece of writing should reflect the person’s approach in a very accurate manner. A person should know how to write in a way that it delivers the right message to the reader without distracting them. It is highly important for the students and especially for the writers to organize their thoughts and ideas in a proper manner before starting on how to write and what to write. The beauty of writing lies in the simplicity of the language used and in the flow of sentences.

Sentences should be simple in structure and direct to the point (Darcy Pattison). For me as a writer for my English composition class, the difficult part is “prewriting” where I have to apply different techniques and approaches to organize my thoughts and the collected information. As English is my third language; usually I find it hard to organize my thoughts in a way where its forms the specific message which I want to deliver to my readers. Prewriting has many phases. These phases include outlining, mapping, free-writing, listening, interviewing and brainstorming.

It is important for a writer to know the topic he is writing on. Research and brainstorming session also plays an important role in collecting the data or the information prior to a start. Second important technique is to outline the material in a way that it develops coherence between the paragraphs and the sentences. Free flow in writing can always distract a reader whereas an organized approach before penning the thoughts can help in developing the flow among the sentences. I would suggest that brainstorming and outlining the ideas prior to writing are the most important components of prewriting because they tell the direction to the writer without distracting his thoughts and making his writing more understandable.

Work Cited:Pattison, D. Paper Lightning:Prewriting Activities to Spark Creativity. Cottowood Press, (2008).