Opinion Writing (W.5.1)
This is the first step in opinion writing: introducing the topic and clearly stating your _______.
Opinion or Thesis Statement
The goal of informative writing is to examine a topic and ______ ideas and information.
Convey (or Explain)
In a narrative, you must establish a situation and introduce these "people" in the story.
Characters
This is the stage of writing where you check for spelling and grammar mistakes.
Editing
When you use someone else's exact words, you must put them in these.
Quotation marks.
In an opinion piece, you must provide these to explain why you feel a certain way.
Reasons
These "mini-titles" are used to organize an informative text into different sections.
Headings
This is the technique of using the characters' own words to move the story along.
Dialogue
This is the stage where you change or add details to make your writing clearer for the audience.
Revising
This is the term for taking a long passage and putting the main points into your own, shorter version.
Summarizing
These are the facts or details you use to prove your reasons are valid.
Evidence/Supporting Details
To help the reader understand the topic visually, an author might include these.
Charts, tables, or illustrations
These are words like "suddenly" or "afterward" that show the passage of time.
Transitional words/phrases
5th graders are expected to be able to type at least how many paragraphs?
5
Taking information and rewriting it in your own words (without necessarily making it shorter) is called...?
Paraphrasing
Name two transition words used to connect an opinion to a reason (e.g., "for instance").
"Consequently," "specifically," "because," or "therefore."
To develop a topic in an informative piece, a writer should use definitions, concrete details, and these—which are specific instances that help explain a point.
Examples
To make a story come alive, writers use "sensory details." Name three senses.
Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, or Touch
Before you start writing, you should do this to organize your thoughts (like a web or list).
Pre-write
To avoid "stealing" someone's work, you must provide a list of your...?
Sources or Bibliography
Every opinion essay should end with this, which restates the main point.
Concluding Statement/Conclusion
Informative writing must be objective, meaning the author should not include their _______.
Personal feelings or opinions
The end of the story, where the conflict is settled, is called the...?
Resolution
Writing should be "task-appropriate," meaning it should match your purpose and your _______.
Audience
When doing research, you must decide if a website is "credible." What does "credible" mean?
Trustworthy or Reliable