6LA THE PARAGRAPH

THE WRITING PROCESS

100

Prewriting includes these three steps

GATHER IDEAS, NARROW IDEAS, ORGANIZE IDEAS

200

This step includes correcting errors in spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

PROOFREADING

300

Supporting details should include these two things.

EXPLANATIONS AND EXAMPLES

400

This step entails writing ideas in complete sentences and in a pre-designed order.

DRAFTING

500

Revising yourself or asking a friend are two ways to revise.  These are called:

SELF EDITING and PEER EDITING

PARTS OF A PARAGRAPH

100

These sentences help to expand on the topic and provide more information.

SUPPORTING DETAILS

200

This sentence introduces what the paragraph is going to be about.

TOPIC SENTENCE

300

The main structure of a basic paragraph.

TOPIC SENTENCE, SUPPORTING DETAILS, CONCLUSION.

400

This sentence wraps up the paragraph.

CONCLUSION

500

These words help the reader to understand what direction your ideas are going in.

TRANSITION WORDS

HOOKS

100

This HOOK technique is overused and sometimes not used in the right way.

THE QUESTION

200

This HOOK technique begins with fun and attention-getting sounds.

ONOMATOPOEIA

300

This HOOK technique includes vivid verbs.

ACTION

400

This HOOK technique uses exclamation points.

INTERJECTION

500

This HOOK technique involves telling a little story

ANECDOTE

CLINCHERS

100

These two CLINCHER techniques should not be used if they are used as hooks.

QUESTION and QUOTE

200

This clincher technique involves encouraging the reader to do something.

APPEAL TO THE READER

300

This CLINCHER technique requires you to identify the speaker and to introduce it.

QUOTATION

400

This CLINCHER technique involves recalling something from the hook.

FULL CIRCLE STATEMENT

500

When using this CLINCHER technique, make sure to make it open ended, and do not address the reader with pronouns like "you."

QUESTION

PROOFREADING

100

This proofreading technique asks you to read like you did when you first learned to read.

READ CHOPPY

200

This proofreading technique helps you 'SEE' mistakes better.

ENLARGE THE PRINT

300

This proofreading technique requires you to hear and see.

READ ALOUD

400

This proofreading technique requires to rest your eyes before looking at it again.

PUT IT ASIDE

500

This proofreading technique requires you to get help.

PASS IT ON