What kind of prewriting is demonstrated below?
feb. 6. i have to give my first speech in my public speaking class, and i'm so nervous! although i have prepared and practiced like we're supposed to, i feel fear every time i think about standing up in front of the class with everyone in the room staring at me! i'll have to try the deep breathing and visualization exercises the instructor recommended.
feb. 7. i just read in the newspaper that america's top three soft drink companies are going to begin removing sugary sodas like pepsi and coke from vending machines in public schools. people who worry about the growing obesity rate among children, and they believe that freely available high-calorie drinks in schools are part of the problem. the companies are going to replace the sweetened drinks with diet sodas, water, and low-calorie juice drinks.
a. clustering
b. keeping a journal
c. brainstorming

The perimeter of a picture frame is 24 inches. if the width of the picture frame is 5 inches, what is the length of the picture frame?

"where are you taking me? " the car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch- slotted card under electric eyes. "to the psychiatric center for research on regressive tendencies." he got in. the door shut with a soft thud. the police car rolled through the night avenues, flashing its dim lights ahead. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? o a. by showing leonard obeying the police car, the author reinforces the theme of surrendering one s individuality. o b. by relating the way the car responds, the author underscores the theme of the dangers of a mechanized of society o c. by having leonard, a seemingly normal person, taken to a psychiatric center, the author injects irony, leaving the reader surprised o d. by showing leonard communicating with another person, the author satisfies his need for human contact, leaving the reader hopeful

Which traits are strongest in your persuasive essay: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, or conventions?