Writing Process: POWER
The Prompt
Pre-Writing and Organizing Ideas
Writing Guide
Revising and Editing
100
The first step in the writing process, and the word that starts with P in the POWER acronym.
What is pre-writing?
100
The purpose of the Literary Prompt.
What is to "write a story"?
100
A pre-writing strategy where you write your thesis in the middle of the page, then write related ideas in circles around the thesis.
What is webbing/clustering?
100
Three things that should be included in the Introduction.
What is a "hook", background info., and the thesis statement?
100
Four things to look at when editing the essay.
What is spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar?
200
The activity that includes gathering your thoughts and putting them in logical order.
What is Organizing Ideas?
200
The purpose of the Expository Prompt.
What is to "explain the subject"?
200
A pre-writing strategy where you list the main ideas and details related to the topic in the order they will appear in your paper.
What is informal outlining?
200
A "chunk" of writing that represents each new idea.
What is a paragraph?
200
Four things you can do when revising your essay.
What is clarify, organize, vary sentence length, and revise word choice?
300
The activity that includes beginning with an introduction, creating a body, using transitions, and concluding.
What is Write?
300
The structure of the writing prompt (the four sections).
What is READ, THINK, WRITE, BE SURE TO?
300
Five things you can "brain dump" when generating ideas for the prompt.
What is WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW?
300
Words and phrases that establish logical connections between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.
What are transitions?
300
A polished piece that has been organized, revised, and edited.
What is a final draft?
400
The activity that includes checking spelling, fixing punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.
What is Editing?
400
The sentence which summarizes the Read box.
What is the THINK statement?
400
The main idea of the whole essay.
What is the thesis?
400
Two things that can support main ideas.
What are evidence and quotes?
400
Fixing what's wrong.
What is editing?
500
The activity that includes clarifying ideas, strengthening organization, choosing better words, etc.
What is Revising?
500
To make a subject clear to someone else by describing it in more detail using relevant ideas, facts, and examples.
What is to explain?
500
The formula for writing a thesis statement.
What is Topic + Importance of Topic = Thesis?
500
Three things that should be included in the conclusion.
What is support for the thesis, a review of key points, and closure?
500
Making it better.
What is revising?
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