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Chapter 1: Making Discoveries

-Look with new eyes -Explore the World -Find a Territory -Use Guides

What do you want to accomplish? Analyze Argue Evaluate Propose Reflect Report/Inform What are some ways to choose a topic to write about? __**Writing Activity:**__ -Write non-stop for 10 minutes. -Put a topic at the top of your page. -Don’t worry about what to write about, just start writing about the first thing that pops into your head. -If you get stuck write the same sentence twice or write about being hungry or how hard it is to write. -After you’ve finished, read what you have written and underline any key ideas. -Select one of the ideas and put it at the top of the page. Then write nonstop again for 5 minutes.

**Make an idea map:** Start with a general subject. Create general categories about this subject. Generate topics about each category. Circle the parts that you will write about.