Inform or Explain
When you are writing to pass along information, you are writing to ________
Inform
When writing to tell how two things are alike or different is called __________
Comparing
When trying to convince someone to agree with you, you are trying to __________
Persuade
The words that people or story characters say to one another is ________
dialogue
When writing to tell a story, you are creating a _______
Narrative
When you are writing to show someone how to do something, you are writing to __________
Explain
When you show that something happens because of something else
Cause and effect
A piece of information you know to be true
Fact
A ______________ reports someone's exact words
A ______________ reports what someone said without using the exact words
Direct Quotation
Indirect Quotation
A story about imaginary people and events
Fiction
Give a topic sentence to inform someone about visiting Disney World
Answers will vary, but along the lines of
"Disney World is a magical place with a ton of activities."
Fishing can be more relaxing than just having a picnic.
What is being compared
Fishing and picnics
the way a person thinks about something
opinion
Put quotations and correct punctuation around the following sentence
I can't hear you Raymond shouted
"I can't hear you," Raymond shouted.
tells about real people and events
nonfiction
An _____________ is a message designed to get the public's attention
A __________ uses them
Advertisement
Advertiser
When writing about differences, what would you normally see in the paragraph
"Many ________ and few ________"
Many differences and few similarities
When writing to persuade, you want to have both _______ and _________ in your writing
Fact and opinions
Put Quotations and correct punctuation around the following sentence
Amber asked How long will we be at the movies
Amber asked, "How long will we be at the movies?"
__________________ point of view is someone outside the story, retelling the events
First person
Third Person
Give a topic sentence to explain to someone how purchase tickets to a concert
Answer will vary, but along the lines of
"Purchasing tickets to a concert can be done in many ways"
What topic sentence would you make to write a comparison?
Answers will vary, but something along the lines of
"There are a few similarities between a dog and a cat"
Answers will vary, but should be along the lines of
"I will be a great addition to the team."
Put quotations and correct punctuations in the following sentence
Maybe we will see the new Lego movie remarked Colin or the new Spider Man
"Maybe we will see the new Lego movie," remarked Colin, "or the new Spider Man."
When you arrange events according to time, you are using _____________________
Chronological order