P.U.T.S.
The "P" letter in the acronym PUTS.
What is "Purpose?"
Where all steps come together.
What is writing?
Using a comma to link two independent clauses.
Ex. "He loves cooking, he's great at making pasta."
What is a comma splice?
Someone's take on something. A subjective view of the world.
What is O-P-I-N-I-O-N?
Write a story in which a student your age becomes a skier. Use the information from the two passages to formulate your essay.
What is a narrative?
The "S" letter in the acronym PUTS.
What is "Structure?"
Everyone who wants to pass the writing test should start here.
What is reading the prompt?
When two independent clauses run together without proper punctuation or appropriate conjunctions.
Ex. "Helen cooked dinner therefore Ralph will wash the dishes."
What is a run on sentence?
What the writing prompt is asking the writer to write about. Also, the first letter in an acronym you know well by now...
What is P-U-R-P-O-S-E?
Chess has six unique pieces that all do different things. Choose a chess piece and write an essay detailing why it is the best/most useful one. Use what we have learned in class about the game and the stories Mr. O read to you to support your stance.
What is persuasive?
These two are usually said in the prompt word-for-word.
What are "Purpose" and "Use?"
Students organize their thoughts.
What is planning?
A verb that is used with another verb (or two other verbs) in a verb phrase.
What is a helping verb?
What is C-O-L-L-E-G-E?
Explain to your parents why you should get extra time at recess during school. Be sure to use information from both provided passages to support your opinion.
What is persuasive?
There are three of these in writing.
What is "Type?"
The writer discovers what they need to know for the essay.
What is reading the passages?
The subject of a sentence is doing something.
What is active voice?
A section of writing distinguished via a space before the first word of said section. This "space" is called an indent.
What is P-A-R-A-G-R-A-P-H?
Write a well organized essay chronicling the history of cheerleading. Use information from both sources in your paper.
What is expository?
What the prompt tells the writer to employ in their writing.
What is "Use?"
The step where the writer breaks down the prompt.
What is analyzing/PUTS?
The form of a verb, typically ending in -ed in English, which is used in forming perfect and passive tenses and sometimes as an adjective
What is a past participle?
The last name of a teacher from Newcastle Elementary who is known for playing an instrument that resembles a small guitar from the Hawaiian islands.
What is O-B-E-R-L-E-N-D-E-R?
Tornados are a scary and almost unpredictable phenomenon. Explain to your class how temperature and climate work together to form tornadic activity. Use both passages in your response.
What is expository?