Interpreting Directions
Planning
Sentences
Paragraphs
Editing/Revising
100
When you're figuring out a direction, these are the two types of words you look for & highlight first
What are command word and key words
100
This is the first thing you need to do before you start planning your writing
What is thinking of your topic
100
These are the 3 rules for a complete sentence
What is subject, verb, complete idea
100
These are the three parts of a paragraph
What is topic sentence, middle, end
100
To give your work better "flow" you can use these words/phrases (give 3 examples)
What are transitions (also, then, first, first of all, to start, finally, last of all)
200
These words give you a hint about the order of steps (hint: we circle them)
What are before, after, then, once, when
200
This is what you do to start planning your writing
What is make a web
200
These are connecting words that we use to make a COMPOUND sentence
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
200
This is the part of a paragraph that tells what the paragraph is about
What is topic sentence
200
When Editing/Revising you should always do this
What is read aloud or have somebody else read it aloud
300
This is what you do after you highlight command/key words and find words that tell you the order of steps
What is numbering the steps
300
This is what you use to organize your ideas after you brainstorm
What is make an outline
300
These are the most common FANBOYS words (conjunctions)
What is And, But, Or, So
300
This is what you do in the middle of the paragraph
What is give ideas & explain them
300
These are 4 common editing mistakes
What is capitalizing, run-ons, spelling, commas
400
This is what you do after you number the steps
What is make a checklist
400
This is a type of outline we use to organize stories
What is Story Grammar Marker
400
These are the types of phrases that we add on to a basic sentence to make a COMPLEX sentence
What is When, Where, Why, How
400
This is what you do at the end of the paragraph
What is summarize, wrap it up (don't provide new detail)
400
This is what you should think about to make sure your reader can follow your paragraph
What is taking the reader's perspective
500
When you make a checklist of steps, these are 2 things you need to remember to do.
What is put it in your own words & use only key words
500
This is important to remember when making a web/outline. (hint: don't use complete sentences...)
What is use key words only
500
This is the punctuation we need when writing a list of thing, using transition words/phrases, using FANBOYS words, or any time we pause.
What is a comma
500
These are transition words for the end of your paragraph
What is all in all, in summary, overall, all together
500
These are 4 common ways to revise your work
What is adding more detail, adding transition, adding more specific words, moving ideas around so it is organized
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