Nathan likes to do some prewriting before he starts working on an essay. He starts with a visual technique, placing his topic at the center and grouping subtopics (such as words, phrases, concepts, etc.) around it. What is this prewriting technique called?

clustering

brainstorming

outlining

freewriting

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "outlining." Nathan likes to do some prewriting before he starts working on an essay. He starts with a visual technique, placing his topic at the center and grouping subtopics (such as words, phrases, concepts, etc.) around it. This prewriting technique is called outlining