You use a blank sheet of paper for this before you start writing your paper.
What is prewriting?
100
If your paper has a strong lead and conclusion and is written in order it is strong in this trait.
What is organization?
100
Members of the running club might do this during a race.
What is sprint?
100
Giggle, stomp, and clap are examples of this part of speech.
What is a verb?
100
The country where the story takes place.
What is Tanzania?
200
You make improvements to your writing during this step in the writing process.
What is revising?
200
If your paper sounds like you it is strong in this trait.
What is voice?
200
We started hearing strange sounds coming from outside the window and we didn't know what they were.
What is mysterious?
200
Words that describe nouns by telling things like how many or what kind are this part of speech.
What are adjectives?
200
The reason that Aunt Sharon and Grandmother Bibi are coming to visit.
What is to celebrate Grandmother Bibi's eighty-fifth birthday?
300
This step follows prewriting.
What is drafting?
300
If you use strong verbs and nouns that give your reader a picture of what you are writing about your paper will be strong in this trait.
What is word choice?
300
We had my favorite lunch today. I enjoyed every bite.
What is savored?
300
Words that take the place of nouns like she, they, and we are this part of speech.
What are pronouns?
300
Grandmother Bibi's big surprise.
What is a safari?
400
You make a final copy of your writing without errors.
What is publishing?
400
If you clearly state what you are writing about, add quality details and stick to your topic your paper will be strong in this trait.
What is ideas?
400
She ran as hard as she could so I wasn't surprised to see her falling to the ground as she crossed the finish line.
What is collapsing?
400
A noun that names a specific person, place or thing like Mr. Wentzlaff, Lincoln School and Beal Street is a special type of noun.
What is a proper noun?
400
Men, women, and children who were stolen from their families and their country and shipped far away from their homes where they were forced to work hard without pay.
What were slaves?
500
You make corrections in spelling, capitalization and punctuation as part of this step in the writing process.
What is editing?
500
If you have variety in sentence types, lengths and beginnings your paper will be strong in this trait.
What is sentence fluency?
500
Juan and Amelia both collected video games. On Friday they are each bringing a game to give each other for the weekend.
What is exchanging?
500
In this sentence: "The sun looked like an orange ball." the word orange is this part of speech.
What is an adjective?
500
The guide gave this reason that the children could not play outside after dark.