Structure Units 1-3
What does KWO stand for?
Key Word Outline
Improve this sentence by adding a because clause:
George went to the store.
Answers vary
If you write two paragraphs, how many topics will you write about?
What is a noun?
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What are Key Words?
the most important words that tell the main idea
Name the 5 Dress-Ups that MUST be in every paragraph (so far)
-ly adverb
who/which clause
strong verb
because clause
quality adjective
If the subject of your paper is "soccer" what are some possible topics?
training, uniforms, equipment, history, awards
What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition. A word that stands in the place of a noun.
When you must write WITHOUT a source text (your own thoughts), how can you get ideas for what to write?
Ask yourself questions
How do you test your KWO?
Read a line of notes
Think of a sentence
Look up
Speak in complete sentences
What is a "dress-up"?
The IEW dress-ups are descriptive words, phrases, or clauses that you add to a sentence.
When writing an event description from pictures, how should you begin each paragraph?
With the central fact of each picture
What is a verb?
A verb is a a word that does an action, shows a state of being, links two words together or helps another verb.
In the Story Sequence Chart, what are the subjects of the three paragraphs?
1. Characters & Setting
2. Conflict or Problem
3. Climax & Resolution
What does a who/which clause do?
describes the noun it follows
What is the central fact?
the things you see in the picture
What is a preposition?
A preposition starts a phrase that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
When Summarizing a Reference, your KWO comes from...
4-5 important or interesting facts in the source text
Improve this sentence by changing the banned word: The sailors saw sharp rocks.
In summarizing a reference, what is the difference between a subject and topic?
The subject is the thing your research. The topic is the division or parts of the subject
What is a homophone?
A word that sounds like another word but is spelled differently and has a different meaning.
When summarizing a reference, what should each paragraph of a summary report begin with?
A topic sentence
If you take a who/which clause out of a sentence, what should be left?
a complete sentence
State the Topic-Clincher Rule
The topic sentence and the clincher sentence MUST repeat or reflect two or three key words.
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. It telss which one? what kind? how many? whose?
When summarizing a reference, what should each paragraph of a summary report end with?
clincher sentence
What are the banned words?
say/said, see/saw, think/thought, go/went, big, small, good, bad
When writing a resarch report (using more than one source text), after you have your sources, what must you do BEFORE you write KWOs?
Choose topics
A who/which clause contains both a ____________ and a _____________.
subject; verb
Do Unit 3 narrative story paragraphs have topic sentences?
No
What is a fused outline?
The outline you make by picking notes from source outlines; it is the outline you use to write your paragraph
What are the helping verbs?
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
have has had do does did shall will should would
may might must can could