Conventions
Every sentence must start with this.
A capital letter.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
My mother taked me to the Museum of Science yesterday.
My mother took me to Museum of Science yesterday.
It's/its going to rain this weekend.
It's
In writing we want to ______ not tell
show
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, idea
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
I
***Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
We goes to the movies last friday.
We went to the movies last Friday.
I bought too/two/to many pairs of shoes at the store.
too
What is the only rule of a timed writing exercise?
Just keep writing
Name two conjunctions
and, but, or, neither, nor, either
***Every sentence must end with a mark. What are three possible end marks?
A period, question mark, and exclamation mark.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
What did i do wrong.
What did I do wrong?
I invited my friends to go to the mall. They're/There/Their going to be so surprised when they realize I am actually throwing them a party.
They're (They Are)
Without _______ a story is just a timeline
conflict
What describes a noun?
What are 2 reasons that you capitalize a letter in a sentence?
beginning of a sentence
letter I
***I would love to _______ Germany and England next summer.
Which word fits BEST?
A. see
B. visit
I would love to visit Germany and England next summer.
Their/there/they're house is white with blue shutters.
Their
Name the writing steps using the acronym POWER
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Revise
What describes a verb?
Adverb
What is the difference between an informative essay and a persuasive essay?
An informative essay gives the facts about a topic.
A persuasive essay tries aims to change your mind about a topic.
Fix the mistakes in this sentence:
I hope we will go to new york soon.
I hope we will go to New York soon.
***I love the New Hampshire campgrounds. We are going they're /their/ there next weekend.
there
This is the term for the speed/cadence of your writing (fast for action, slow for description)
Pace
What part of speech is the word "He?"
Pronoun