What is the first step in the prewriting stage of the writing process? consider your audience and purpose choose your topic narrow your topic gather details?

Prewriting is everything you do before you begin to draft the paper. Look over an assignment handout, choose and narrow your topic, and assess your audience and purpose. Research is also an important aspect of prewriting. 

Choose your topic is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Even though all the options included in the question are related to the prewriting process, the main thing to do is to choose the topic. After that, the author can consider the target audience and the tone; next, the author will be able to narrow the topic and gather the details that help him or her develop the topic in the desired way. When these steps are accomplished, the author can start the writing process.

The correct answer is C. The intricate costumes and energetic dance numbers bring energy to the show.

Explanation:

The tone refers to the attitude the author has towards the subject or topic that is being described in a text, excerpt or even a sentence. Additionally, the tone varies according to the author and the topic and there are as many tones as words to describe feelings. In the case of a critical tone, this tone shows the author recognizes the negative aspects of some situation by providing a clear judgment about it and mainly emphasizing the disapproval the author has towards the situation. Considering this, the sentence that has a critical tone is "The intricate costumes and energetic dance numbers bring energy to the show" because this is the only sentence that contains a clear negative judgment from the author which in this case is about the lack of ability of the amateur cast. Additionally, other options provided have mainly an objective tone rather than expressing a judgment as in the case of sentence D.