Ideas
What all good writing starts with.
What are good ideas?
The term for the part of a piece of writing where the writer introduces the topic or story
What is the introduction?
It expresses about the writer's unique expression and personality in their writing.
What is the voice?
The specific word choice that writer uses to convey meaning.
What is word choice?
The rules of English.
What are the conventions?
The initial stage before writing when the writer develops ideas based on the topic.
What is brainstorming?
The sequence of events or main points in a story or piece of writing
What is the plot?
It describes the writer's attitude towards the subject matter or the audience.
What is the tone?
It is the use of strong, vivid and precise language that creates clear pictures in the reader's mind.
What is imagery?
The rules governing the proper use of commas, fulls stops, question marks and other marks in the text.
What is punctuation?
When the writer selects their best ideas and organises them into a cohesive sequence.
The final part of a piece of writing that summarises the main points and leaves a lasting impression or provides closure.
What is the conclusion?
Writing in a way that feels natural and friendly to the reader.
What is a conversational or informal tone?
The literary device that uses an exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis."
The set of rules that governs the structure of sentences, including subject-verb agreement and proper tense usage
What is grammar?
These involve too much content or ideas to cover in one piece of writing.
What are ideas that are too broad?
The part of a text where all the points or events come together and lead to a conclusion.
What is the climax?
When a writer adjusts their style to suit the audience, whether it be formal, informal or academic.
What is adapting to the target audience?
This writing tool that involves using a word or phrase to mean the opposite of its literal or normal meaning for a specific effect.
What is irony?
The aspect of writing that involves the organising the text into chunks that flow with each focused on one set of ideas of an event.
What is paragraphing?
These are narrow and manageable, and help writers achieve quality writing within space and time limitations.
What are focused ideas?
This language feature used to link ideas or paragraphs together, ensuring a smooth flow in writing.
What are transitional phrases?
The quality of voice ensuring that the writing reflects the writer's sincerity and authenticity
What is being genuine or authentic in writing?
A form of repetition that involves repeating a structure in three successive words, phrases or sentences.
What is a tricolon?
How a text flows and makes sense.
What is cohesion?