Writing Process
Revision Strategies
Plot Structure
Figurative Language
Conventions
100

What does it mean to revise?

Re-examine, look with new eyes, make changes with a purpose...

100

What can you revise at the beginning of your story to better capture the reader's attention?

Hook/Exposition

100

What is the central focus of the plot structure?

The climax/central conflict

100
The road wound like a snake.
Simile
100
In dialogue, how often should a new paragraph be used?
Every time a new person speaks.
200
What did we do in class for the pre-writing stage of the process?
Brainstorming ideas
200

What can you include in a revision that would give direct quotes from the people speaking in your story?

Dialogue 

200

What is the beginning of the plot arc, where you learn about the setting and characters involved?

Exposition/Introduction

200
I entered the mouth of the canyon.
Personification
200
Punctuate the following sentence: Hey, John! he said.
"Hey, John!" he said.
300
What is the final step of the writing process?
Publication (final draft)
300

What revision can be made to the following paragraph?

I love Harry Potter. I started reading the books in middle school. I really like the fantasy genre.

Varied sentence opening, remove the "I" at the beginning of every sentence

300

What is the last piece of the plot arc, where we learn how everyone feels about what happened in the story?

The resolution

300
The guy driving next to us was a road hog.
Metaphor
300
When does the word "its" not need an apostrophe?
When it is used as a possessive (e.g. The dog shed its fur).
400
Name two things we did in class to help with the drafting stage.
Setting descriptions, dialogue, characterization, outline plots
400

What does it mean to revise the 'mechanics' of your narrative?

spelling, grammer, punctuation, language use, etc

400
What happens after the climactic moment? (Note: not all stories have this element)
Falling action
400
I was slipping silently into the caressing waves of the sea.
Alliteration
400
Correct the following sentence: I called out to my Mother, but they didn't hear me.
I called out to my mother, but she didn't hear me.
500
What is it called when somebody else reads your rough draft to give you suggestions?
Peer Review
500

What is the purpose of a semicolon?

 It joins two complete sentences together; two independent clauses that could stand alone come together. 

500
What is another name for rising action?
The Conflict
500

The birds outside my window woke me up with their constant tweet! tweet! tweet!

onomatopoeia 

500
Correct the following sentence: as i went up the hill i could hear the clickclack of the tracks warning me of my upcoming doom
As I went up the hill I could hear the click-clack of the tracks warning me of my upcoming doom.
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