quick-write

noun

A short piece of writing, typically a few sentences long, assigned to students to help them to summarize a concept.

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Meanings

nounquick-write (plural quick-writes)

plural quick-writes

  1. educationA short piece of writing, typically a few sentences long, assigned to students to help them to summarize a concept.

    My students enjoyed doing a quick-write using this excerpt from Eve Bunting's novel SOS Titanic.

    2001, Lola M. Schaefer, Teaching Narrative Writing, page 43
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APA

quick-write. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick-write

MLA

“quick-write.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick-write. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quick-write,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick-write.

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