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Invention Presentation

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This presentation is designed to introduce your students to the general concepts of invention, or prewriting, and to outline some invention strategies. The slides presented here are designed to aid the facilitator in an interactive presentation on the basics of invention. This presentation is useful for the beginning of a composition course and/or for the beginning of a writing project.