WRITING MECHANICS
What should you put at the end of a statement?
A period
A sentence that makes a statement is called what type of sentence?
A declarative sentence.
What is the sentence that tells the reader the main idea of a paragraph?
The topic sentence.
What is the main purpose of descriptive writing?
To help the reader clearly picture, experience, or understand a person, place, object, activity, event, or idea.
What is a personal narrative?
A story about something that happened to the writer or an experience from the writer's life.
What do we call the rule that the first word of a sentence begins with a capital letter?
Capitalization.
What type of sentence asks a question?
An interrogative sentence.
Name the three major parts of a basic paragraph.
Topic sentence, supporting/main points, and concluding sentence.
Name two of the five senses a writer can use when describing something.
Sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
What is a character profile used for?
To plan and develop a character by thinking about characteristics such as appearance, personality, background, goals, strengths, weaknesses, and interests.
Fix this sentence:
my friend and i went to the park on saturday.
My friend and I went to the park on Saturday.
What type of sentence shows strong feeling and usually ends with an exclamation point?
An exclamatory sentence.
Which transition word would best connect these ideas?
I finished my homework. ______, I packed my backpack for school.
A. However
B. Next
C. Although
D. Suddenly
B. Next
Instead of writing “The pizza was good,” give one specific detail that shows what the pizza was like.
Example: Melted cheese stretched from the first bite to the edge of the plate.
In a story, what do we call the problem or struggle that the character must face?
Conflict.
What is the contraction for do not?
Don't
Turn this simple sentence into a more interesting sentence by adding details:
The dog ran.
The muddy brown dog raced across the backyard after the squirrel.
What is the purpose of a concluding sentence?
To wrap up the paragraph and remind the reader of the main idea or provide a sense of closure.
You are describing a beach. Which sentence is more descriptive?
A. The beach was nice.
B. Warm sand slipped between my toes while salty waves crashed against the shore.
B
What is the resolution of a story?
The part of the story where the conflict is solved or brought to an ending.
Find and correct the three mistakes:
yesterday, maria said i cant come because im busy
Yesterday, Maria said, “I can't come because I'm busy.”
“The classroom was quiet” is telling. Give a sentence that shows that the classroom was quiet without using the word “quiet.”
I could hear the clock ticking as every student stared at their paper.
A three-paragraph essay usually needs three main parts. What are they?
An introduction, a body, and a conclusion.
A writer is describing an ideal school. Should the writer only list what the school looks like, or can the writer describe experiences, feelings, activities, and ideas too?
The writer can describe all of these. Descriptive writing can use details about appearance, senses, experiences, feelings, activities, and ideas.
A student writes a story about a girl who wants to make the basketball team but is afraid she isn't good enough. She practices every day, struggles during tryouts, and eventually makes the team.
Identify the character's goal, conflict, and resolution.
Goal: Make the basketball team.
Conflict: She is afraid she isn't good enough and struggles during tryouts.
Resolution: She makes the team.