Pre-writing

I used pre-writing on a paper that I wrote on Native Americans.  This paper was not just for a grade, it was also for a writing competition.  There was a school field trip that was associated with writing the paper.  Only 20 students out of approximately 90 students would be allowed to go on the field trip as determined by the top grades on the papers.  The papers were graded by 3 teachers so there would not be favoritism. I previously had not been much of a student preferring to do my own thing, however I did want to go on the field trip.  I had a fair amount of Native American history books as well as access to the public library.  I researched through several books until I found a specific topic that I was interested in writing about. I was determined to get on that field trip, however I was surprised when I actually was able to go on the field trip.