Formal Writing
The type of writing do we use in Language Arts?
What is formal writing
The purpose of a transition
What is to move from one idea to the next
A sentence that tells what the paragraph will be about
What is a topic sentence
True or False: "God" should always be capitalized no matter what.
False: explain
The rule for capitalizing seasons
What is NEVER
The 7 coordinating conjunctions listed in order
What is for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
This is always placed after a transition if the transition begins the sentence
What is a comma
The number of supporting details per body paragraph
What are 3-4 supporting details
The capitalization rule for bodies in the universe
Always capitalize planets, but not words like moon, sun, stars
Transitions that are placed at the beginning of paragraphs to transition from one body paragraph to another
What are external transitions
The rule for numbers including the two exceptions to this rule
What is spell out numbers below 100 except for time and date
Additionally, furthermore, also, another, equally important, moreover are this kind of transitions
What are transitions to add information
This wraps up a body paragraph
The capitalization rule for family relationships
The number of sentences in a perfect paragraph
What are 8-10 sentences
One example of a second person pronoun
What is YOU
Transitions that are placed within body paragraphs
What are internal transitions
These three parts make up a perfect paragraph
What are a topic sentence, supporting details, and closing sentence.
The rule for capitalizing classes
What is only capitalize if it is a language class or has a number in it.
An example of a first person pronoun
What is I, me
Three rules for formal writing
Answers will vary
Above all, in fact, in other words, to repeat, after all, certainly, are all this kind of transitions.
This should always be placed at the beginning of a closing sentence.
What is a concluding transition
The two MAIN rules for capitalization
What are people's names and geographical locations
The four types of transitions
To inform, to conclude, to emphasize, and to show an example