Marvelous Mnemonics
This strategy serves as a visual and auditory aid for the five rules of proper capitalization.
What is M.I.N.T.S.?
This is the number one thing a writer wants the audience to understand; it is what the story is mostly about.
What is the Main Idea?
Thinking of this as a "mini-thesis" helps organize and enable the development of a paragraph. (Key: It is at the beginning)
What is a Topic Sentence?
This structure presents ideas or events in the order in which they happen
What is Chronological (or Sequence)?
This is a discovered idea in writing that is not stated directly but is supported by the text.
What is an Inference?
This editing checklist focuses on Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling.
What is C.U.P.S.?
These are the words, phrases, and statements that support, define, or explain the main idea.
What are Supporting Details?
This technique involves incorporating a quote, statistic, or fact directly into the text of a paragraph.
What is text Evidence?
This structure identifies a dilemma and poses ways to fix it.
What is Problem and Solution?
This term refers to information that can be proved true through objective evidence.
What is a Fact?
In the T.I.D.E. strategy, the "T" stands for this sentence that establishes an initial claim.
What is a Topic Sentence?
While the plot is what happens, this is the overall message, moral, or deeper meaning of a story.
What is Theme?
This is the starting sentence of the TIDIDE writing structure: "This makes me think...". What's the best letter? T.I.D.I.D.E
Transitions like "however," "similarly," and "on the other hand" signal this text structure.
What is Compare and Contrast?
What's a text theme?
A theme in a text is its underlying message, central idea, or universal truth about human nature, often hidden beneath the plot.
This letter in the T.I.D.I.D.E. acronym reminds writers to go beyond summary and analyze the "why" of their evidence.
What is D (Detailed Explanation)?
These details explain and develop the main idea directly, while "minor" details help make them clearer.
What are Major Supporting Details?
Which is not an Element of a Narrative and Why?
-Characters
-Plot
-Text Structure
-Setting
-Transitional words
-Dialogue
-Illustrations
-Sensory details
NO:
-Text structure
-Illustrations
This structure provides explanations or reasons for why certain problems occur.
What is Cause and Effect?
When an author writes to inform, entertain, or persuade, they are fulfilling this.
What is Author's Purpose?
This specific writing strategy provides a structured framework for planning and writing informative paragraphs.
What is T.I.D.E.?
This refers to the sequence of events or actions that happen in a story. (Clue:Mountain)
What is Plot?
How to write a paragraph?
Give the name of sentences and right order.
-Topic sentence
-Supporting details (Text evidence)
-Concluding sentence
This structure describes a topic by listing its characteristics, features, and attributes.
What is Definition or Description?
This is a belief, judgment, or conclusion that cannot be proved objectively true.
What is an Opinion?