Writing
Important step in pre-writing
create an outline
At the beginning of an essay, you should
hook the reader's attention
Transitions give your essay
The key word "belief" or "opinion" means you are writing
an argument essay
He's running faster than the wind. What type of figurative language is this?
hyperbole
When revising your essay, it is important to
read your work and fix your errors
A thesis statement is part of the
introduction
Voice gives your writing
unique personality
The gloomy weather is going to clear up in a few days. What is the subject of the sentence?
weather
Our soldiers are as brave as lions. What type of figurative language is this?
simile
Before turning in your final copy, it is a good idea to
read your writing with another person
A thesis statement should
state the topic and main ideas
Conventions include
spelling, grammar, punctuation
The gloomy weather is going to clear up in a few days. What is the predicate of the sentence?
is going
Lightning danced across the sky. What type of figurative language is this?
personification
An organized essay is broken into correct
paragraphs
Middle paragraphs of an essay
Body paragraphs
an explanatory essay
The gloomy weather is going to clear up in a few days. What part of speech is gloomy?
adjective
The snow is a white blanket. What type of figurative language is this?
metaphor
introduction
Last paragraph of an essay
Conclusion
In a narrative, you write . .
a real or made up story
The gloomy weather is going to clear up in a few days. What part of speech is days?
noun
The doctor's writing was utterly illegible; no one could read those scribbles. What does illegible mean?
unreadable