Persuasive/Opinion
What is one thing that must be in your beginning paragraph in an opinion piece?
topic, opinion
What are 2 things that need to be in the opening (beginning) of a narrative?
characters, setting – time/place, problem
What makes informational writing different than narrative?
facts vs. fiction
When we wrote longer pieces, we always used some tools to help us become better writers. Name one.
graphic organizer, writing checklist, editing checklist
His mood was as dark as the night.
Simile
Give an example of an opinion writing that we did this year – either in Shared or IR.
answers vary
What was the topic of the narrative piece we wrote this year? (What was it about?)
Name the topic of the weather & power related writing we did this year.
Hydro-electric & wind power
When answering a question in your Bookworms workbook, you should always begin by doing what?
restate the question
I've told you to clean up your room ten thousand times!
What makes opinion writing different than informational writing?
giving your thoughts & feelings vs. must be factual
What are some essential elements in the middle of your narrative?
descriptive details, vivid details, sensory details
At the ending of this type of writing, besides restating the topic, what else do you need?
leave the reader something to think about
What are 2 examples of transition (linking) words or phrases?
answers vary
The taco was a volcano in my mouth.
Metaphor
What is one type of opinion writing that we see almost every day?
advertisements
We spent a lot of time talking about how to punctuate this essential part of narrative writing – what is it?
Dialogue
What is essential to have in your informational writing throughout the middle section
Facts or information
What is the difference between citing and plagiarizing?
quoting vs. copying
Or paraphrasing vs. copying
The day before the wedding, the groom got cold feet.
Idiom
When you are writing an opinion paper, what is essential to have in the middle of your paper?
reasons, support for reasons/evidence
When you are describing, what type of word will help your reader create a mental image?
adjectives/adverbs/rich vocabulary
What was the topic of the book chapter we wrote?
Animal communication
Give a writing form example when you are taking a different point of view than your own.
answers vary – journal, letter, writing from a character’s perspective
Bam! Pow!
Onomatopeia