Writing Process
Types of Prewriting
Open Response
Writing
Order of a Paragraph
100
In this part of the writing process, you use your best handwriting and spelling. You also make sure that all of the revisions you made are included.
What is Publishing?
100
Using questions to prewrite your subject.
What is questioning?
100
This word means to make known or name items.
What is identify?
100
The use of this type of writing helps explain a topic or subject.
What is expository?
100
The telling of a story in sequential order.
What is chronological order?
200
In this part of the writing process, you read over your draft and use “ARMS” to make your piece better.
What is Revision?
200
Using resources and interviews to gather information on a subject.
What is researching?
200
This word means to tell the meaning of a term.
What is define?
200
This type of writing is used when trying to convince the reader that your thoughts are correct.
What is persuasive writing?
200
Describing something using area like north to south or top to bottom.
What is spatial order?
300
In this part of writing, you keep your thoughts organized and write them down as quickly as possible. This part is sometimes referred to as “Sloppy Copy”.
What is Rough Draft?
300
Writing for several minutes nonstop in order to generate ideas.
What is freewriting?
300
This word means to make plain, clarify, and to analyze.
What is explain?
300
This part of the essay sums up what your writing is all about and usually restates your thesis statement.
What is the closing paragraph?
300
Discussing the topics in order of how the reader would need to see the information.
What is order of importance?
400
In this part of the writing process, you use “CUPS” to make your writing piece better.
What is Editing?
400
The use of circles to show how topics are related or connected.
What is clustering or webbing?
400
This word means to write what you read in a short version - making sure that you include the highlights.
What is Summarize?
400
This paragraph usually states the purpose or reason for your letter and catches your reader’s interest. It also lets your reader know that you are aware of who will read the letter.
What is an introduction?
400
Presenting information in the steps that are required to complete the task.
What is logical order?
500
In this part of writing, you organize and plan your writing piece. You may brainstorm your ideas, use a web, or other graphic organizers.
What is Prewriting?
500
The use of a jot list to make a note of possible topics.
What is brainstorming?
500
These two words mean to show ways that things are alike or are different.
What is compare and contrast?
500
This sentence is usually found in the first paragraph. It is devised to let the reader know what the subject of your essay is.
What is the thesis statement?
500
Using similarities and differences to decide how the information is presented.
What is compare and contrast?
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