Writing Process
Revision and Editing
Genres
Literary Elements
100
I am the first step in the Writing Process.
What is planning or brainstorming.
100
What method or Acronym do we use to Revise?
What is ARMS. Add/Remove/Move/Substitute.
100
This Genre includes: Autobiographies, Biographies, Literary Non-Fiction, Informational, and Persuasive Writing.
Non-Fiction
100
I am how the reader feels after reading a story.
What is mood.
200
What is the second step in the writing process?
What is Drafting.
200
Which comes first, Revision or Editing?
What is Revision.
200
This Genre includes: Comedy and Tragedy.
What is Drama.
200
I am the sequence of events.
What is plot.
300
What are the third and fourth steps in the Writing Process?
What is Revision and Editing.
300
What is a tool provided on the STAAR to help with the editing process?
What is a dictionary. Replace familiar basic words with stronger more powerful synonyms. 
300
This Genre includes: Historical, Realistic, Fantasy, and Science. 
What is Fiction.
300
I am the universal message or controlling idea found in most literary works.
What is theme.
400
What is the difference between Revision and Editing?
Revision concerns sentence placement, structure, and fluency. Editing concerns capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
400
Where should you Revise and Edit during the STAAR.
On the blank paper where you have written your draft. Before you begin writing on the lined STAAR Writing Box.
400
This Genre includes: Haiku, Sonnet, Villanelle, Pantoum, and Sestina.
What is Poetry.
400
I am the attitude the speaker/author has about the subject spoken or written about. 
What is tone.
500
What is the fifth step in the Writing Process?
What is the Final Draft.
500
If you get to the end of your essay and realize you do not have a thesis. Should you Revise or Edit?
What is Revise?
500
This Genre Includes: Fable, Myth, Tall Tale, Legend, and Fairy Tale. 
What is Folklore.
500
I am the opposite of Resolution.
What is Conflict.
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