freewriting
- noun
- /ˈfriːˌraɪtɪŋ/
:
escritura libre
- In the experimental classes, each teacher read the following instructions before students engaged in freewriting:
- focused freewriting
- freewriting activities
Examples
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Pure freewriting is an exercise in private writing, not a way to produce a public finished product.
Academic text (2006) -
The concept of freewriting is explained by Brown et al.
Academic text (1990) -
However, students in these settings do not spend their entire class time "freewriting."
Academic text (2007) -
There are two types of freewriting: focused and unfocused.
Academic text (1990) -
The use of freewriting activities, however, was as effective as conventional instruction in contributing to students' critical thinking.
Academic text (1990) -
When engaged in unfocused freewriting, a writer is putting down on paper whatever comes to mind.
Academic text (1990) -
In our discussion, Sarah identified freewriting as a potential space in which students could exercise their nonacademic digital writing practices.
Academic text (2015) -
An additional interest was the extent to which the subjects believed they would utilize the freewriting activities in their own teaching.
Academic text (1990) -
In the same way that yoga promises to stretch one's physical muscles, freewriting can help us relax our writing muscles.
Academic text (2006) -
The teacher encouraged us to try freewriting as a way to kickstart our creativity.
Synonyms
Thinking and planning you do before you start writing a text
How Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Freewriting combines free ('without restriction') and writing, so it literally means 'writing without rules'. That's why freewriting is a quick practice where you write without stopping or worrying about mistakes to find new ideas.