Tugas 1 "Menulis Kreatif"

Brainstorming Techniques
Brainstorming is a group creativity technique by which a group tries to find a solution for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously contributed by its members.

Freewriting
Freewriting is a simple process that is the basis for other discovery techniques.
• Write nonstop for a set period of time (10–20 minutes)
• Do not make corrections as you write.
• Keep writing, even if you have to write something like, "I don't know what to write."
• Write whatever comes into your mind
• Do not judge or censor what you are writing
Free writing has these benefits:
o It makes you more comfortable with the act of writing.
o It helps you bypass the "inner critic" who tells you you can't write.
o It can be a valve to release inner tensions. It can help you discover things to write about.
o It can indirectly improve your formal writing.
o It can be fun.
Some final suggestions for free writing:
• Use the writing tool that is most comfortable for you— pencil, computer, or whatever.
• Don't cross anything out: Write the new idea down; leave the old one.
• Drop all punctuation. That can make your free writing faster and more fluent.

Listing/Bulleting
Lists not only help writers generate topics, but lists can be useful to help create main points and key details. When listing, don't be too concerned about detail and development; simply jot down your thoughts one after the other until you run out of ideas.
Break down the topic into levels
Limit the ideas to the most important ones you want to communicate.
o The general topic
o A spesific subtopic or required question
o A single term or phrase that you sense you are overusing in the paper

Cubing
Cubing is a writing exercise used as a prewriting technique. Cubing, forcing a writer to think and re-think a topic, allows a writer to explore various aspects of that topic.
Cube Commands :
Describe -> Illustrate -> Evaluate -> What is the significance of
Compare -> Change -> Cartoon -> Put __ in historical perspective
Associate -> Solve -> Contrast -> What are the causes/effects
Analyze -> Question -> Investigate -> Relate ___ to ___
Apply -> Rearrange -> Argue for… -> Tell the parts of
Connect -> Satirize -> Argue against... -> In your opinion

Clustering/Mapping/Webbing
Clustering is a type of prewriting that allows you to explore many ideas as soon as they occur to you. Like brainstorming or free associating, clustering allows you to begin without clear ideas.

Using Charts or Shapes
If you are more visually inclined, you might create charts, graphs, or tables in line of word lists or phrases as you try to shape or explore an idea.