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Prewriting Strategies Worksheet

This worksheet helps Grade 5 students practice various prewriting strategies to organize their thoughts before writing.

Grade 5 ELA WritingWriting ProcessPrewriting
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.5

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Prewriting Strategies

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Prewriting is the first step in the writing process. It helps you explore ideas, organize your thoughts, and plan your writing. Complete the activities below to practice different prewriting strategies.

1. Which of the following is NOT a prewriting strategy?

a

Brainstorming

b

Drafting

c

Freewriting

d

Outlining

2. The main goal of prewriting is to:

a

Correct all grammar mistakes

b

Generate and organize ideas

c

Publish your final work

d

Write the introduction

3. When you are brainstorming, you should write down every idea that comes to mind, no matter how   it seems.

4. An   helps you arrange your main ideas and supporting details in a logical order.

5.   is writing continuously for a set amount of time without stopping to edit or correct mistakes.

6. Imagine you need to write a story about an adventure in space. List three different ideas you could brainstorm for your story.

7. How can creating a web or cluster diagram help you organize your thoughts for a writing assignment?

8. It's important to correct all your spelling and grammar mistakes during the prewriting stage.

T

True

F

False

9. Prewriting helps you get all your ideas out before you start writing your first draft.

T

True

F

False

10. You are going to write a persuasive essay about why your school should have a longer recess. Use the space below to brainstorm at least five reasons to support your argument. You can use bullet points, a web diagram, or any other prewriting strategy you prefer.