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Meaning of "prewriting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREWRITING

prewriting  [priːˈraɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREWRITING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prewriting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREWRITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prewriting

Prewriting is the first stage of the writing process, typically followed by drafting, revision, editing and publishing. Elements of prewriting may include planning, research, outlining, diagramming, storyboarding or clustering.

Definition of prewriting in the English dictionary

The definition of prewriting in the dictionary is the formulation of ideas and information before writing a first draft.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREWRITING


biting
ˈbaɪtɪŋ
copywriting
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
freewriting
ˈfriːˌraɪtɪŋ
handwriting
ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ
inviting
ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
newswriting
ˈnjuːzˌraɪtɪŋ
playwriting
ˈpleɪˌraɪtɪŋ
screenwriting
ˈskriːnraɪtɪŋ
scriptwriting
ˈskrɪptˌraɪtɪŋ
self-righting
ˌsɛlfˈraɪtɪŋ
skywriting
ˈskaɪˌraɪtɪŋ
songwriting
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ
Speedwriting
ˈspiːdˌraɪtɪŋ
sportswriting
ˈspɔːtsˌraɪtɪŋ
typewriting
ˈtaɪpˌraɪtɪŋ
underwriting
ˈʌndəˌraɪtɪŋ
writing
ˈraɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREWRITING

prevocational
prevue
prewar
prewarm
prewarn
prewash
preweaning
preweigh
prewire
prework
preworn
prewrap
prex
prexie
prexy
prey
preyer
preyful
prez
prezzie

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREWRITING

accounting
auditing
awaiting
backbiting
counterfeiting
creative writing
editing
forfaiting
government in waiting
inhibiting
lady-in-waiting
limiting
no waiting
recruiting
siting
soliciting
suiting
uninviting
visiting
vomiting
waiting

Synonyms and antonyms of prewriting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prewriting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREWRITING

Find out the translation of prewriting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prewriting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prewriting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打草稿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pre-escritura
570 millions of speakers

English

prewriting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prewriting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتعلق بما قبل الكتابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

prewriting
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prewriting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prewriting
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prewriting
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prewriting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prewriting
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

事前書き出し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

prewriting
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prewriting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trước khi viết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

prewriting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वलेखन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yazım öncesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prewriting
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prewriting
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

prewriting
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prewriting
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

prewriting
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prewriting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prewriting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prewriting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prewriting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREWRITING»

The term «prewriting» is regularly used and occupies the 77.092 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREWRITING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prewriting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREWRITING»

Discover the use of prewriting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prewriting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing as a Process
A. Potpourri. of. Prewriting. Ideas. for. the. Elementary. Teacher. By. Virginia. Baldwin. Teacher, Gifted and Talented Education, Del Cerro Elementary School, Saddleback Valley Unified School District; and Teacher/ Consultant, UCI Writing  ...
Carol B. Olson, 1996
2
Teaching Writing in the Content Areas
Prewriting, or planning, often is a neglected and underestimated step in the writing process (Murray, 1985). In the early 1980s, Burtis, Bereiter, Scardamalia, and Tetroe (as cited in De La Paz & Graham, 2002) found that students often begin ...
Vicki Urquhart, Monette McIver, 2005
3
Writing Warm Ups: 70 Activities for Prewriting
Every activity has easy-to-follow teacher notes and minimal preparation for the teacher. An answer key is included. This is truly a fun "workout room" for getting the writing skills of English learners "in shape!"
Abigail Tom, Heather McKay, 1989
4
On Literacy and Its Teaching: Issues in English Education
Promote Prewriting. Because a direct relationship exists between planning and writing well (Flower and Hayes, "Cognitive Process Theory"), teachers are well- advised to foster prewriting in their students' writing. Prewriting has to do with ...
Gail E. Hawisher, Anna O. Soter, 1990
5
Strategies for Teaching Writing
Prewriting, the first stage of the writing process, reduces apprehension as it provides active strategies that enable writers to begin the journey to a completed piece of writing. With prewriting, students write before they begin to feel the uncertain- ...
Roger Caswell, Brenda Mahler, 2004
6
Empowering Students to Write and Re-write: Standards-Based ...
Revision for even beginning writers can occur naturally in each step of the writing process, from prewriting to publication. It recurs as writers move from their first thoughts to their final presentation, and by the testimony of writers like Leo Tolstoy ...
Warren Combs, 2013
7
Putting Writing Research into Practice: Applications for ...
The use of prewriting activities, such as having students plan and organize their notes and ideas for writing, has been demonstrated to have a positive effect on the quality of students' written compositions (Brodney, Reeves, Kazelskis, 1999; ...
Gary A. Troia, Rebecca K. Shankland, Anne Heintz, 2010
8
Beyond Knowledge: The Legacy of Competence: Meaningful ...
Scaffolding prewriting entails assistance that helps students carrying out one or more prewriting activities, for example structuring the prewriting stage or focusing writers' attention on the current activity (Graham & Perin, 2007). The few studies ...
Jörg Zumbach, 2008
9
The Writing-Rich High School Classroom: Engaging Students in ...
Planning. and. Prewriting. the. role. of. prewriting. in. the. writing. process. Getting started with a writing assignment—no matter whether the topic is assigned or chosen by the writer—can be the most challenging part of the task for novices.
Jennifer Berne, 2009
10
Handbook of Writing Research
Affording time and presence to prewriting in the classroom is a major consequence of the process approach. Until the advent of the process model, prewriting was usually not addressed apart from a teacher making the assignment and giving ...
Charles A. MacArthur, Steve Graham, Jill Fitzgerald, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREWRITING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prewriting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Common-Core Testing Drives 'Tech Prep' Priorities
Elementary students in Great Falls, Mt., are used to a multi-stage writing process that begins with "prewriting," and proceeds through drafts, ... «Education Week, May 15»
2
'Sassafras Cannon' satire to hit Waxhaw, UNCC stages
“Many of the details in the show were inspired by real-life facts found during my prewriting research. However, the play is not a documentary or ... «Charlotte Observer, Mar 15»
3
5 key players of the AL East
... was before Derek Jeter's calm eyes came along. Either way is fine with me, to be honest. I'll start prewriting for either outcome, just to be sure. «SB Nation, Mar 15»
4
Reader Idea | He Said, She Said, I Say: A Researched Argument …
As a prewriting activity, they write a dialogue where they imagine that they could sit down to lunch with the contributors to the Room for Debate ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
5
Girls: Female Author review
She obviously hasn't been writing much (on Skype she bullshits to Jessa she's more in the “prewriting phase”) and she's bored and not making ... «Den of Geek!, Jan 15»
6
Tri County writing extravaganza
Tuesday consisted of prewriting and brainstorming in classes. Wednesday, students formed rough drafts and Friday they will peer edit and turn ... «Beatrice Daily Sun, Jan 15»
7
Asheville family friendly activities, week of Jan. 11
Gain competence with prewriting skills and letter recognition through hands-on games. Self-directed activity. Jan. 20. AUTISM WORKSHOP: 10 ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jan 15»
8
What's Hot: The Latest in Library Products & Furnishings | Library by …
Let knowledge grow The Green Grass Grows Tracer encourages prewriting skills with objects that require a pincer grip to move and ... «Library Journal, Nov 14»
9
How To Get Away With Murder: It's All Her Fault Review
However I think more thought and prewriting was needed to lay the foundation of this possible character development. Is Gibbons being ... «Den of Geek!, Oct 14»
10
Your students, your schools: Ankeny, Saydel, North Polk
Students have explored several prewriting techniques to expand upon their ideas. Westwood. Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue? «DesMoinesRegister.com, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Prewriting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/prewriting>. Apr 2024 ».
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