There are three main purposes:

1. Evaluate the various “pump-priming” techniques

2. Employ two “pump-priming” techniques.

3. Produce materials for the narrative Writing.

Steps

1. Pick one of the topic maxims from Writing Project 1 (see below).

· A little learning is a dangerous thing

· The more things change, the more they stay the same

· Don’t judge a book by its cover

· The road to hell is paved with good intentions

· The long way round is the short way home

· A chain is only as strong as its weakest link

· More flies are caught with honey than vinegar

· Lost time is never found

· A clean conscience makes a soft pillow

· Every slip is not a fall

· “Ifs” and “Buts” butter no bread

· Youth is wasted on the young

· A fool and his money are soon parted

· Experience is the best teacher

· Good fences make good neighbors

· Necessity is the mother of invention

· Revenge is a dish best served cold

Utilize at least two of the “pump-priming” techniques described below:

A Pump-Primer Technique will help you find purpose and focus.

1. Listing

2. Freewriting

3. The Boomerang

4. Clustering Interviewing

5. The Cross Examination

6. Sketching

7. Cluster demonstration

Be sure to demonstrate that you have fully explored the prewriting strategy you choose.

For instance:

· If you have a conversation about the paper with a friend, describe that conversation in detail

· If you choose to cluster, include four or five levels of boxes or cubes

· If you free-write, aim for 200+ words