Prewriting
What is prewriting?
Planning your ideas before writing.Planning your ideas before writing.
What is drafting?
Writing your first version.
What is revising?
Making your writing better.
What is editing?
Fixing spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
What is publishing?
Sharing your finished writing.
What is one way to organize your ideas before writing?
Make a list or graphic organizer.
What do you turn your ideas into when drafting?
Sentences and paragraphs.
What could you add to make your story more interesting?
Details and descriptions.
What punctuation mark goes at the end of a question?
A question mark.
Name one way to share your writing.
Read it aloud, display it, or make a book.
What do you call the person or people you are writing for?
Your audience.
What is another name for your first draft?
A rough draft.
What should you do if your story has events in the wrong order?
Rearrange them.
What should you check if a word is spelled incorrectly?
Spelling.
What should your writing look like before publishing?
Neat, finished, and checked.
Why is brainstorming helpful before writing?
It helps you come up with ideas.
You have planned a story about a dragon. What should you do next?
Start writing your first draft.
Your story says, "I went to the park." How could you add more details?
"I went to the big park and played on the swings with my friends."
Find the mistake: "i like playing soccer."
The "i" should be capitalized.
You finished your story, and your teacher wants you to share it with the class. What stage are you in?
Publishing.
You are writing a story about a lost puppy. Name three things you could plan before writing.
Characters, setting, and events.
Your story has a beginning but no middle or ending. What should you do?
Continue writing and add a middle and ending.
Your story has a confusing ending that doesn't make sense. What should you do?
Rewrite or improve the ending.
Find all three mistakes: "my freind like dog."
"my" should be "My," "freind" should be "friend," and "like" should be "likes."
You finished a story about your family. Name two ways you could publish it.
Make a book and share it with the class.