The Writing Process

I

100

Writing that explains

expository

200

Writing that tells a story

narrative

300

Writing that describes

descriptive

400

Writing that argues an opinion

persuasive/argumentative

500

the 3 parts of an essay

introduction, body, conclusion

II

100

the five steps in writing an essay

choose a topic, plan, write rough draft, proofread and revise, write final draft

200

This must be done before writing the essay

brainstorm ideas and plan

300

what the first draft of writing is called

rough draft

400

checking for grammatical errors

editing/proofreading

500

making improvements in style; adding, deleting, changing

revising

III

100

the most important sentence in the introduction

thesis statement

200

What the first sentence of a paragraph is called

topic sentence

300

Recommended number of sentences for a paragraph

5

400

Sentences that develop a topic sentence in a paragraph

supporting details

500

these expressions help your writing to flow from one paragraph to the next

transitional expressions

IV

100

best advice for writing a conclusion

restate the thesis