The first sentence that captures the readers attention.
What is the lead or hook?
100
Showing relationships between paragraphs and thoughts, these help your writing flow.
What are transition words or phrases?
100
Where is that music coming from. Emma looks around.
What is P (Punctuation)?
200
What the prompt asking you to write.
What is the format?
200
FANBOYS
What is For-And-Nor-But-Or-Yet-So
200
Type of lead: "Mama?" "Yes, dear?" "When will I be able to go outside?" It was a question I asked her almost every day after I had been diagnosed with chicken pox.
What is a lead with dialogue?
200
They help the reader vividly visualize the events, people, and setting being described.
What are strong verbs?
200
It sounds like someone is plaing a piano.
What is S (Spelling)?
300
The audience.
Who the prompt asking you to write to?
300
Fig
What is figurative language?
300
Type of lead: My heart dropped to my stomach, and I wondered if this day would ever end!
What is a thought or a feeling?
300
He knows that he should do his homework, yet he doesn't always do it.
What is yet?
300
Beautiful, soft, soothing music.
What is O (Organization)?
400
The topic.
What is the prompt asking you to write about?
400
COPS
What is Capitalizaion-Organization-Punctuation-Spelling
400
Type of lead: Twenty-three percent of schools have or are planning school uniforms.
What is startling fact or stastistic?
400
Three strong verbs for eating.
What are nibbled, devoured, gnawed, munched, gobbled, crunched, gulped, chewed, consumed, inhaled, etc.
400
It was amazing to watch miss diaz play the piano.
What is C (Capitalization)?
500
Narrative, Persuasive, and Informational.
Which genres are on the writing test? (Purpose)
500
AAAWWUBBIS
What is As-After-Although-When-While-Until-Before-
Because-If-Since
500
As I turned my head, I saw Marcus waving frantically at me from the other side of the room.
What is a small movement?
500
Three transition words.
What are additionally, furthermore, hence, next, first, meanwhile, also, suddenly, in conclusion, etc.
500
The concert was enjoyable I loved every minute of it!