Planning a Draft
Writing Your Essay
Revising
Editing Category
Publishing
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What is an example of a genre for 6th graders?
school, personal stories etc..
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What is a good organizational strategy?
5 paragraphs- introduction, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion
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What is the first step to revising?
reread the draft and listen to flow
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Why is spelling important?
reduces credibility
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What should you do after editing?
revise final draft in response to the edits from your peers and teachers
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What is a topic?
Something that you want to write about
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What is the introduction paragraph contain? (Starts with a T!!!)
Thesis
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Who should the draft address?
the intended audience (whomever that may be)
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What other things are important in editing?
mechanics and flow correcting grammar mistakes
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What is the final step to publishing?
print your work!
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What is something you should do when picking a topic?
brainstorm, research, personal interests
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What should paragraph one contain?
main ideas, details supporting thesis, transition sentence
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What is important about the meaning?
is the meaning clear
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What do you do in the exercise mentioned in the powerpoint?
exchange papers with classmates, correct and critique, give papers back to owners
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What is a thesis statement?
contains the main focus of your essay and tells the reader what it is going to be about
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What should paragraph 2 contain?
first point, details supporting this point, transition sentence
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What should you do with awkward sentences?
rearrange/reword
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What kind of critique should you give?
a POSITIVE and HELPFUL one
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What is an example of a thesis statement?
In "blank" story, the author portrays the sadness of the character through, "blank," "blank," and "blank" events.
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What should the conclusion contain?
summarizes all main points, conclude arguments, similar in style to introduction, refer back to thesis
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What are some other issues that need to be addressed in revising?
style, effectiveness, quality, thesis statement clarity
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What kind of edits should you write?
grammar, spelling, weird sentence structure, or any other edits you believe are necessary
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