Writing Process
The first step of the writing process.
What is brainstorming/pre-writing?
The purpose of an expository essay.
What is to explain?
The first paragraph of an essay.
What is an introduction?
The fourth step of the writing process, where you revise your word choice, organization, and ideas. (ARMS)
What is revising?
An example of a text to text connection.
What is a book, article, song, movie, or tv show?
The middle paragraphs of an essay, where you elaborate on your reasons and provide details.
What are the body paragraphs?
The fifth step of the writing process where you edit your spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.
What is editing?
An example of a text to self connection.
What is a personal experience?
The most important sentence of your essay, which controls and guides your entire essay.
What is controlling idea/thesis statement?
The third step of the writing process, where you write your essay from beginning to end not stressing about perfection.
What is drafting?
An example of a text to world connection.
What is a real world situation, historical event, or news story?
The three main parts of an essay.
What are introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
The five steps of the writing process.
What are brainstorming, planning/outlining, drafting, revising, editing?
The first and most important part of an expository essay. It states the point you want to argue in the essay as well as the reasons.
What is the controlling idea/thesis statement?
The words and phrases that take you from one idea to the other, or one paragraph to the other, showing the connections between them.
What are transition words and phrases?