Voice
Personality
This is all _______ instead of ______________
showing telling
The first thing all writing needs is a _______! Don’t start writing without one!
hook
Ideas are the _________ of your writing.
backbone
Sentence Fluency is all about making it_______
flow
Someone should be able to _______ your paper and tell that it's __________!
The words you choose
paint the picture
A hook is placed at the __________ of a piece of writing to catch the reader’s _______.
beginning attention
Always focus on the ____________.
main point
Another great way to have a paper flow is by starting sentences _______________.
Differently
A writer must always think
"Avoid fluff" this means choosing words that are
specific
There are several ways to do this:
_____________.
_____________.
______________.
__________.
An amazing fact
Ask a question
Introduce a character
Tell a story
Always add_________ ____________
important details
Conjunctions include: and, _____, but, nor, ____, and so.
yet
or
"Matching the voice to a purpose" means your paper should always match the ___________
occasion
“__________” are words like _________, _______________, _________. These are TELLING words.
fluff nice special fun
At the end of the writing you must close with a clear ________ or a reference back to your _________.
Thought introduction
_______----________ _________!!!!!!
Show
Don't tell
___________ are used ONLY to link two
COMPLETE sentences together.
Semi-colons
Someone who reads your paper should tell
if you like or dislike your topic
______________________ (details) are not the only place you can show in writing.
Adjectives
There are several ways to present ideas:
________- Present things how they are seen. Almost as if you are looking around.
_________- Telling things by time. A story is told like this; from beginning to end.
__________- Comparing one thing to the next in your writing.
Spatially
Chronologically
Comparison
Three types of purpose we will work with
__________
__________
___________
To Entertain
To Inform
To Persuade
There are three sentences we will deal with:
___________: We walked to school.
_______________: We walked to school, and we had a great day.
___________: When we were walking to school, it was raining.
Simple
Compound
Complex