Writing Genres
Which type of writing teaches people about a topic?
Informational Writing or Explanatory Writing
True or False: Reading your essay out loud will help with editing and revising.
True!
What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?
The topic sentence
My favorite color is...
What are the 3 ending marks?
A period, an exclamation point, a question mark.
How many Writers Workshop teachers do we have in our class?
4
In which type of writing, do you give your opinion about a topic?
Opinion Writing
True or False: EDITING is fixing punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
True!
REVISION is when we fix the organization and content of the essay. Like making our paragraphs longer or rearranging our sentences.
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is the last sentence of a paragraph called?
The conclusion sentence
What does the A stand for in R.A.C.E.?
Answer the question.
Name 3 reasons you may need to use a capital letter.
What are all of our teachers' names?
Ms. Linda, Ms. Tina, Ms. Fawna, Ms. Alison
Which type of writing tells a story?
Narrative writing
What does the C stand for in C.U.P.S. for editing?
Capitalize
How many sentences should a good paragraph have?
At least 3-5
Which part of R.A.C.E. is where you find evidence from the text, copy it from the text, and put quotation marks around it?
C - Cite!
DAILY DOUBLE!
A complete sentence needs 4 main things.
Name 2 of them for 300 points, or all 4 for 600 points!
A capital letter
An ending mark
A subject
A predicate
What is something that you learned from your Writing Workshop teachers?
Answers vary
In which type of writing would you find the following sentence? "I believe that dogs are the best pet because they can be trained to do tricks."
Opinion writing
DAILY DOUBLE!
What does the P. or S. stand for in C.U.P.S. for editing? (Answer 1 for 400 points or BOTH for 800 points!)
P. - punctuation
S. - spelling
What is the sentence used to grab the reader's attention called?
The hook
Which part of R.A.C.E. would include this phrase? "This quote from the article tells us that...."
E- Explain!
Give an example of an adverb.
What was something fun your Writing Workshop teachers did this year?
Answers vary
How many facts should a good informational paragraph have?
At least 3!
What does each letter of D.A.R.E. to revise stand for? (Each letter is worth 125 points!)
D - Delete
A - Add
R - Rearrange
E - Exchange
What is a paragraph?
A group of related sentences.
What do all the letters in RACE stand for? (each letter is worth 125 points!)
R - Restate
A - Answer
C - Cite
E- Explain
Why is it important to cite our sources?
We need to give credit to the original author or creator instead of claiming we wrote it ourselves!
How many years have all your Writing Workshop teachers been teaching at Tech Trep (combined!!)?
9