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Definition of Freewriting
1. Noun. A prewriting technique in which the writer writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Freewriting
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Freewriting
Literary usage of Freewriting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style Into Writer's Workshop by Jeff Anderson (2005)
"(The only way to do freewriting wrong is to not write or to quit early.)
Experiment with spelling, punctuation, and grammar. (This as opposed to "don't ..."
2. Teaching the Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"In 'focused freewriting," students simply write as fast as they can on a given
topic for ... Because the goal of freewriting is spontaneous, quick jottings, ..."
3. Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8 by JoAnn Portalupi, Ralph J. Fletcher (2001)
"This could be flash drafts (see section 5-8) or simple freewriting. I asked my
students to follow every session of note taking with ten minutes of ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1898)
"And in later days free-speaking men, free-thinking politicians, freewriting
authors, and free-acting publishers were doomed to bear its infliction. ..."
5. Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing As a Process by Carol B. Olson (1996)
"Brainstorming, clustering, debating, freewriting, and fantasizing are a few of
the infinite possibilities. Prewriting activities generate ideas; ..."
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