Prewriting Strategies
Writing Process
Parts of Speech
Good Paragraph Building
R@nD*m!
100
Listing topics and ideas that relate to the subject.
What is BRAINSTORMING?
100
This is your attempt to get your words down on paper in an organized and logical manner.
What is DRAFTING?
100
Words that show relationships.
What are PREPOSITIONS?
100
Before you begin writing, you need this.
What is a TOPIC or MAIN IDEA?
100
Can replace or substitute nouns or noun phrases.
What are PRONOUNS?
200
Five to ten minutes where writers write whatever pops into their heads.
What is FREE WRITING?
200
The first step of the writing process.
What is PREWRITING?
200
Describe or modify nouns.
What are ADJECTIVES?
200
These summarize your writing and are located at the end of each paragraph.
What are CONCLUDING SENTENCES?
200
These provide the main supporting points of a paragraph. They are directly tied to the topic sentence.
What are SUPPORTING SENTENCES?
300
Also called webbing.
What is CLUSTERING?
300
Define publishing.
What is SHARING YOUR WRITING WITH AN AUDIENCE?
300
Define verbs.
What are words that express ACTION or STATE OF BEING?
300
Transition, Main Idea, & Opinion
What are the components of a TOPIC SENTENCE?
300
The process of adding details and specifics to writing. You may also choose to rewrite some sections completely.
What is REVISING?
400
Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How.
What are the JOURNALIST'S QUESTIONS?
400
Looking your work over to check for mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.
What is PROOFREADING?
400
Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.
What is an ADVERB?
400
Examples, Facts, Statistics, Explanations.
What are the SPECIFIC DETAILS YOU SHOULD INCLUDE IN YOUR WRITING?
400
!!!!!!!!!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!! To communicate; To improve; To express thoughts and feelings
What are the REASONS WE WRITE?
500
Writers write on a specific topic in a notebook for later use.
What is JOURNALING or DIARY?
500
The process of removing unnecessary words or phrases from writing.
What is EDITING?
500
And, But, Or, For, So, Nor, Yet.
What are CONJUNCTIONS?
500
These are used to connect sentences and paragraphs. They create coherence and a logical flow.
What are TRANSITIONS?
500
Define "Researching".
What is the PREWRITING STRATEGY FOR GATHERING INFORMATION FROM OUTSIDE RESOURCES TO GENERATE IDEAS FOR A TOPIC.
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