6 traits
Conventions
Essay Parts
Grab Bag
I should have paid attention
100
This trait is the heart of your writing
What is ideas
100
Do this at the beginning of each paragraph
What is indent
100
The most important sentence of your essay is a
What is theis
100
You use a Ven diagram in this stage of the writing process
What is BRAINSTORM
100
Mr. Hague's favorite football team is
What is the Redskins
200
Without this trait your essay goes all over the place
What is organization
200
These show the end of a sentence.
What is punctuation marks
200
The last paragraph must do this
What is restate your thesis
200
After writing a first draft you must do this to check for spelling and grammatical errors.
What is proofread
200
Edgar Allen Poe died in this city also known for the football team whose mascot is the same as one of his title poems
What is Baltimore
300
You use this trait when you indent, proof read, and use a clean sheet of paper for you final.
What is conventions
300
You finish a letter with this usually:
What is Sincerely
300
These are the "meat" of your essay
What is your body paragraphs
300
What is the best way to organize your ideas for a compare and contrast essay
What is a Ven diagram
300
Henry VIII had this number of legitamate sons
What is one
400
Essays that have the same sentence structure over and over and over again lack this trait.
What is sentence fluency
400
All papers turned into Mr. Hague need these three things.
What is name, date, grade,
400
The first line of an intro paragraph is called a
What is grabber sentence
400
How many times should you revise your essay?
What is unlimited
400
He, she, it, them, me, and us are this type of pronoun
What is personal pronouns
500
Essays that use something, someone, that thing, whatever, LOL, and other vague terms are lacking this trait
What is word choice
500
This follows the letter intro: "Dear Mr. Hague"
What is a comma
500
A typical essay has these many paragraphs
What is 5
500
You should not use this "person" in most essays.
What is the 1st person
500
Mark Twain was born in this state.
What is Missouri
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