Writing Process
This is the stage of the writing process that comes right before drafting. You do not have to use complete sentences at this stage.
What is prewriting?
You can use different colors of these writing tools to distinguish between the first and second time you read and annotated an article.
What are pens (or highlighters)?
An underground system that provides the stems and leaves of a plant with water and dissolved minerals.
What are roots?
This is a word to describe how an author grabs the reader's attention right away, at the first sentence.
What is a hook?
The "hamburger," story map, story mountain and "somebody wanted--but--so--then" organizers are examples of things you can use in this part of the writing process.
What is prewriting?
There should be *no errors in punctuation, grammar and spelling when you are at this stage of the writing process.
*or as few as possible
What is publishing?
This is children's website where you may find videos related to your unit of inquiry.
What is Brainpop?
The action of clearing a wide area of trees.
What is deforestation?
A category of words--such as "first" and "next"--that a writer uses to help the reader understand the order in which events happen.
What are sequence words?
This is a word that means how something is used. Along with "connection" and "responsibility," it is an important word related to this unit.
What is function?
This is the stage in the writing process when you expand, combine and refine sentences and ideas.
What is revising?
This is a site listed on the WIS library page where you can find images to use in your presentation.
What is Britannica Image Quest?
A green pigment, present in all green plants, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
What is chlorophyll?
This is when a writer describes a plant, animal or nonliving thing as if it were human.
What is personification?
The "sym" part of the word "symbiosis" comes from a Latin word that means this.
What is together?
After you read and annotate and article, you can use your writing journal to do this.
What is notetaking?
This is the number of sources that you should cite for your presentation.
What is two?
The interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
What is symbiosis (or interconnection)?
Writers sometimes repeat phrases and sentences this many times in order to create an interesting pattern.
What is three?
The "tropo" part of the word "phototropism" comes from a Latin word that means this.
What is turn?
This is the number of sources you should read and annotate before you begin prewriting.
What is two?
This is a word that means you look quickly over an article, noticing headings and bolded words, in order to see if the article is related to your research question.
What is skimming (or scanning)?
The response of an organism to seasonal changes in day length.
What is photoperiodism?
In "Plants Talk. Plants Listen. Here's How," the author says that the "tables are turned," when this animal responds to the plant's cry for help.
What is a wasp?
The "chlor" part of the word "chlorophyll" comes from a Latin word that means this.
What is green?