prewriting
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]prewriting (countable and uncountable, plural prewritings)
- A first draft, or plan made before the actual writing starts.
- 2005, Vicki Urquhart, Monette McIver, Teaching Writing in the Content Areas, page 76:
- During the all-important prewriting phase, effective writers use questions to determine what they know, and what they need to learn more about.
Verb
[edit]prewriting
- present participle and gerund of prewrite