Which activity is commonly considered a prewriting activity?

• A. Brainstorming
• B. Planning
• C. Reflection
• D. Visualization

Answer: (B)

In prewriting, the goal is to organize thoughts and plan before drafting. Planning fits this best because it involves outlining the piece, deciding the purpose and audience, and arranging main ideas in a logical order. This creates a clear roadmap for writing and helps ensure the piece stays focused and coherent from the start.

Brainstorming, while also a prewriting activity, is mainly about generating a wide range of ideas without judging them yet, which comes before solid planning. Visualization helps you imagine scenes or details to enrich writing, often used to support the planning of content, but it’s not the step that sets the overall structure. Reflection, on the other hand, is typically a post-writing activity used to assess and revise after the draft is written.