{"id":1257,"date":"2025-04-23T23:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1257"},"modified":"2025-08-02T15:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T15:10:22","slug":"prewriting-apply-it","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/prewriting-apply-it\/","title":{"raw":"Prewriting: Apply It","rendered":"Prewriting: Apply It"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\" aria-label=\"Learning Goals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Explain how brainstorming and freewriting can help you start writing<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Describe and use prewriting strategies like journaling, mapping, questioning, and sketching<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Explain the purpose of a working thesis statement<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Writing a Good Working Thesis Statement<\/h2>\r\n<section class=\"textbox recall\" aria-label=\"Recall\">A strong thesis isn\u2019t just a topic\u2014it\u2019s a topic plus an angle. 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The angle is your point, your perspective, or your claim.<\/section>\n<p>Before you start writing your own working thesis statements, let&#8217;s practice identifying ones that have both a topic and an angle.<\/p>\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\" aria-label=\"Try It\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm40660\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=40660&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm40660&source=tnh\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm40661\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=40661&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm40661&source=tnh\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/section>\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\" aria-label=\"Try It\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ohm40761\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/ohm.one.lumenlearning.com\/multiembedq.php?id=40761&theme=lumen&iframe_resize_id=ohm40761&source=tnh\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/section>\n<section class=\"textbox tryIt\" aria-label=\"Try It\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2548\" data-end=\"2627\">Let&#8217;s practice! 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