Prewriting
What is prewriting?
The process of deciding on a topic and what you want to say about it.
What does it mean to narrate?
To tell a story about your topic.
This is when you introduce the characters, setting, and problem or goal.
Beginning
What are the 3 main parts of nonfiction writing?
Introduction, body, conclusion.
This is the process of getting your ideas down on paper.
Drafting
What is purpose?
The reason why you write your story.
What does it mean to inform?
To give readers facts about your topic.
This is where you show how the characters finally face the problem or reach the goal and then conclude the story.
Ending
This part of your writing has reasons and supporting details.
Body
This is the process of improving your writing. It includes adding more facts or details when needed and deleting unrelated information.
Revising
Give 3 examples of purpose.
Narrate, inform, persuade.
What does it mean to persuade?
To convince your audience to think a certain way about your topic.
This is where you describe what the characters do to solve the problem or reach the goal.
Middle
This part of your writing summarizes the most important points and leaves the reader with something to think about.
Conclusion
These are words and phrases that connect ideas.
Transitions
Who is an author's audience?
The reader.
What kind of language should you use when writing a report?
Formal.
How should a narrative be organized?
Beginning, middle, end.
This part of your writing states the main idea or clam you will be making about your topic.
Introduction.
This is when you correct your mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Editing
What are the steps of the writing process?
Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
Give an example of informative writing.
Text book, news article, ect.
Give an example of narrative writing.
Any book.
Give an example of a nonfiction text.
Any
When you make a clean copy of your writing for your audience.
Publish