BRAINSTORMING PRACTICE
At your table you will be brainstorming today. Brainstorming is a process where the individuals in the group contribute ideas to a specific goal. The responses are quick and wide-ranging. There are neither ‘right’ nor ‘wrong’ ideas when brainstorming. The idea is to create as large a list as possible with a variety of contributions.
In a box in your notebook, as a group write down words related to your airport visit the first time you arrived in Vancouver. Write down feelings, things, colours, and actions. Do you try to organise your words at first. Be quick and try to create a very big list.
After your group has created its list, try to organize the words into three separate categories. Circle one category, draw a triangle around the next set, and place a rectangular box around the final group. Some words won’t fit anywhere but that’s okay.
Do you see how this practice would help to make writing about your initial arrival at YVR very easy? A major part of our course is learning pre-writing strategies. These can help you write in an organized, easy-to-follow manner.