Why We Write
This writing purpose involves answering someone's ideas, questions, or arguments.
What is respond?
This mode uses sensory details to paint a picture with words, helping readers visualize a scene or object.
What is descriptive writing?
This is the first stage of writing where you brainstorm, freewrite, cluster, or create mind maps.
What is prewriting?
This is the opening paragraph that introduces your topic and engages the reader.
What is the introduction?
This active reading strategy involves writing notes, questions, and reactions in the margins of a text.
What is annotating (or annotation)?
When you condense main ideas and key points from a longer text into a shorter version
What is summarize?
This mode tells a story, often including characters, setting, plot, and conflict.
What is narrative writing?
In this stage, you create your first complete version of the essay without worrying about perfection.
What is drafting?
This one-sentence statement presents the main argument or central idea of your entire essay.
What is the thesis statement?
The reason an author writes—to inform, persuade, entertain, or express feelings—is called this.
What is purpose (or author's purpose)?
This writing purpose presents a solution to a problem or suggests a course of action.
What is propose?
This mode explains, informs, or instructs the reader about a topic using facts and logical organization.
What is expository writing?
During this stage, you focus on improving content, organization, and clarity—making big changes to your work.
What is revising?
These paragraphs appear between the introduction and conclusion, each developing one main supporting point.
What are body paragraphs?
The specific group of people the writer intends to reach with their message.
What is the audience (or target audience)?
This purpose involves examining multiple perspectives on a topic without necessarily taking a strong stance.
What is discuss?
This mode attempts to convince readers to accept a particular viewpoint or take specific action.
What is persuasive (or argumentative) writing?
This stage focuses on correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting errors.
What is editing (or proofreading)?
The first sentence of each body paragraph that introduces the main idea of that specific paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
The author's attitude toward the subject, which can be serious, humorous, angry, or objective.
What is tone?
You use this writing purpose when creating a restaurant review, a movie critique, or analyzing the effectiveness of a tribal policy.
What is evaluate?
A personal essay about your first Stomp Dance experience would primarily use these TWO modes together.
What are narrative and descriptive?
These are the FIVE stages of the writing process in correct order.
What are prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing?
These words and phrases help readers move smoothly between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs (examples: "however," "in addition," "therefore").
What are transitions (or transitional expressions)?
When critically reading arguments, you should evaluate whether this—the information supporting claims—is credible, relevant, and sufficient.
What is evidence (or supporting evidence)?