In the introduction, the writer tries to attract readers’ attention with introductory questions and trying to empathize  with common readers' problems when writing. 

2. In Paragraph 1, which sentence is the thesis statement? Circle in the writing model. 

In paragraph number 1, the thesis statement is “ you probably do not begin a sentence knowing exactly how it will end , how exactly  what the next sentence will say.” 

3. What two types of writers are introduced in Paragraph 2? Underline them in the writing model. 

Planners: They consider the structure and the content of their ideas before they write them down. 

Discoverers: They compose messy first drafts with unrelated ideas , which are improved in the process of writing and revision. 

4. How many methods for beginning to write does the author describe? What are they?

Freewriting: It involves writing down words as fast as possible without paying attention to grammar or spelling. 

Brainstorming: To jot down ideas or thoughts in whatever order they occur , then highlight the important ones, cross out the irrelevant ones and reorganize them. 

Clustering: To draw a circle in the middle of a page and write a word or phrase inside the circle, that idea should lead to another related idea of the topic, each one should be circled and linked to the first idea. 

5. Where are the topic sentences that introduce each method? Underline them in the writing model. 

Freewriting: writing down. 

Brainstorming: jot down ideas. 

Clustering: draw a circle around. 

6. Why does the author quote the famous writer, Isaac Bashevis Singer?

To give an illustration of a well known discoverer writer and what he says about his particular way of composing stories.

7. In the concluding paragraph, the author asks, “Why stare at a blank page…” . Which sentence from the introductory paragraph does this question echo? Why do you think the author includes this question?

 The sentence from the introductory paragraph is :  “ you are staring at a blank page or computer screen and encountering familiar questions…  “  We think the author includes this question because he wanted to close the paragraph with a sentence that answers or explains what it was said in the first paragraph, furthermore we believe that it was a way of calling readers attention from the beginning to the end. 

2. In paragraph 1 we think the thesis statement might be the following: “The beginning stage if writing is a time to discover your ideas and plan how to present them over subsequent drafts, and there is more than one effective way to discover and plan: through freewriting, brainstorming, clustering, and outlining.”

3. The two types of writers that are introduced in paragraph 2 are the planners and the discoverers. The planners are the ones that consider the structure and the content of their ideas before they start writing. Usually, they revise their work only once or twice. On the other hand, the discoverers are the ones who create messy drafts and unrelated ideas. However, they progressively change and reshape their drafts and ideas. 

4. There are four methods that writers use in order to start writing these methods are:
freewriting: The idea behind this method is writing down as many words as possible without thinking about grammar, after that the writer can decide which ideas to use and discard.

Brainstorming: Writers jot down their ideas in whatever order they occur, after that they highlight the most important ideas and discard the irrelevant ones.

Outlining: It begins with a statement of the essay’s thesis.Then it includes the topic sentences of the body paragraphs and their supporting details. Not only does this type of outline help structure the essay, but it also provides a preliminary set of topic sentences for the first draft. 

Clustering: It starts with drawing a circle in the middle of a page and writing a word or a phrase inside of it, that idea should lead to related ideas, each circled and then linked to the first circle by a line or a branch.

5. In paragraph 4, in which the “freewriting” method is described, we think that the topic sentence is the following: “It involves writing down words as fast as possible without concern for exact phrasing, grammar,  or spelling.” 

In paragraph 5, it is mentioned the “brainstorming” method, in which the topic sentence would be “They jot down their thoughts in whatever order they occur.”

In paragraph 6, where the “clustering” method is mentioned, we think that the topic sentence is the following: “It starts with drawing a circle in the middle of a page and writing a word or phrase inside the circle.”

In paragraph 7, where is mentioned the “outline” method, we think that the topic sentence is: “It begins with a statement of the essay's thesis. Then it includes the topic sentence of the body paragraphs and their supporting details.”

6. He refers to this famous writer to emphasize that there is no correct formula for writing, the writing process will be different in any person and there is no particular secret that will ensure the success of a story.

7. In the concluding paragraph the author asks “Why stare at a blank page...”. This tense also appears in the introductory paragraph but in an affirmative form “you are staring at     a blank page...” so they eco each other but have different meanings. The affirmative tense as we explained in question number one was used to attract the reader's attention to let them know that everyone shares similar problems at the moment of starting to write a paper, but it also implies that they are not serious obstacles. While the second one speaks to the reader to let them know that there is no point in wasting time staring at a blank page if it is common that a writer has to mend some aspects ando do many drafts before the final version. It seems that the text tries to prove and recall the point of the introductory paragraph saying in other words that there is no right or wrong method for writing.