Key Word Outline
Checklist
Structure
Style
Punctuation & Editing Marks
100

These are the few words that give the essential meaning of a sentence.

What are key words?

100

How should a paper be spaced?

What is double space 

100

(Unit 3: Retelling Narrative Stories) This is the third paragraph of the story sequence model.

What is Climax/Resolution?

100
This modifies a verb and can be tested with the sentence, "I ran _____."

What is an -ly adverb

100

In editing, this symbol ^ (also known as "an upside down carrot widgie-thing" means

What is to insert?

200

Three

What is the number of words you can have per line?

200

This is what a rough draft should be written in.

What is pen?

200

The title of a paper should come from here.

What is 1-3 words from the last sentence?

200

This modifies a noun and can be tested with the sentence, "The _____ pen."

What is a quality adjective?

200

Do this at the beginning of a sentence and at the beginning of proper nouns.

What is capitalize the first letter?

300

Symbols, numbers, abbreviations, and pictures

What are freebies in a key word outline?

300

This is the way to indicate a dress-up in a final draft.

What is underlining?

300

(Unit 5: Writing From Pictures) The central fact

What is the topic sentence of a paragraph?

300

go/went, say/said, see/saw, think/thought, good, bad

What are banned words?

300

In editing, three lines under a letter means

What is to capitalize?

400

Decide approximately how many sentences should be in your final paragraph to determine this.

What is the number of lines you should include in your key word outline?

400

This is what a writer should do to make sure their essay makes sense and all sentences are complete.

What is read it out loud?

400

(Unit 5: Writing from Pictures) Questions to ask yourself to explain what is happening in the picture

What are who, what, when, where, why and how?

400
Words that end in an -ing suffix can not be marked as this dress up

What is a strong verb?

400
Every time a new character speaks, the writer must do this.

What is indent?

500

Key word outlines should be tested in this way

What is by retelling the story only using the KWO?
500
This is what a writer should do before checking off the boxes indicating that a requirement has been completed.

What is checking the paper to make sure the requirement has been completed?

500

This is the rule that tells writers how to connect the first and last sentences of a paragraph to each other. 

What is the topic sentence and the clincher sentence must repeat or reflect two or three key words?

500

These are the words that make up the acronym www.asia.

What are when, while, where, as, if, since, and although?

500

These are used to show ownership

What are apostrophes?

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