Stages of Writing
Organizing the most basic ideas in your writing. May or may not be full sentences.
What is an outline?
Two or more people talking to each other.
What is dialogue?
A group of sentences connected by an idea.
What is a paragraph?
Describing words.
What are adjectives?
The college that Ms. R attends.
What is WVU?
Planning out your ideas, often through brainstorming, outlining, or research.
What is prewriting?
Punctuation used to indicate direct speech.
What are quotation marks?
The following sentence needs this type of punctuation mark:
"I'm gonna get you" she screamed.
What is a comma?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
Three symbols to help remember the pronunciation of Ms. R's name. These were written on the board the first few weeks of school.
The process of putting your ideas onto paper in an organized manner.
What is drafting?
The choice of words in your writing.
What is diction?
Forms a verb can take to show time. Past, present, or future.
What is tense?
Descriptive words in writing that create a clear picture in the reader's mind.
What are vivid details?
This singer-songwriter has had many number 1 hits and is Ms. Rogalcheck's favorite musical artist.
Who is Taylor Swift?
Checking your writing for errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
What is editing?
What is peer review?
A word that allows you to add more details to a sentence. Examples include: above, about, with, before, and many others. Ms. R sang a song about them.
What are prepositions?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and helps the reader visualize scenes, characters, or emotions.
What is imagery?
Ms. Rogalcheck described 3 ideas for her personal narrative. In one, this was something she was very scared to learn how to do.
What is driving?
Making changes to improve your draft. This might include adding details, reordering ideas, or clarifying your message.
What is revising?
The unique personality and style of your writing, which reflects your individual perspective and choices as a writer.
What is voice?
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
What is syntax?
A rule for writing that asks you to describe something rather than just make a statement.
What is show don't tell?
Ms. R talked discussed writing a story about 3 moments at this place. This is where she got engaged.
What is Cooper's Rock?