Question

a student is completing a research - based informative essay on the history of presidential campaigns. which steps take place in the prewriting stage? select three options.
□ the student cites an article about how the first political campaigns were funded.
□ the student analyzes the writing prompt to establish a purpose for writing.
□ the student edits the writing and uses mla formatting to properly cite evidence.
□ the student creates an outline with topics, reasons, and supporting evidence.
□ the student synthesizes information from articles about abraham lincoln’s campaign.

Explanation:

• The student analyzes the writing prompt to establish a purpose for writing: En el prewriting (preescritura), se define el propósito del escrito analizando la solicitud de escritura.
• The student creates an outline with topics, reasons, and supporting evidence: La creación de un esquema (outline) es típica del prewriting, ya que organiza las ideas antes de escribir.
• The student synthesizes information from articles about Abraham Lincoln’s campaign: La síntesis de información para el ensayo es parte del prewriting, ya que se recopilan y organizan datos antes de redactar.

Las otras opciones (citar un artículo no relacionado y editar el escrito) pertenecen a etapas posteriores (búsqueda de fuentes relevantes o revisión), no a prewriting.

Answer:

• The student analyzes the writing prompt to establish a purpose for writing.
• The student creates an outline with topics, reasons, and supporting evidence.
• The student synthesizes information from articles about Abraham Lincoln’s campaign.