In this prewriting process, you write for a set period of time without stopping to allow your mind to roam freely.
What is Freewriting?
100
In a Modest Proposal, this is what Swift proposed to do to solve the problem of poverty in Irish society.
What is eat the children?
100
This sentence is the main focus of a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
100
This sentence is the main focus of your essay.
What is the thesis statement?
200
In this writing process, you identify a central idea or ideas from an initial freewrite, circle them, and use these ideas to freewrite more.
What is Looping?
200
This is the writing style Jonathan Swift used in A Modest Proposal.
What is staire?
200
When writing your thesis statement, it is always important to have knowledge of who you intend will be reading your work. This group of people are called the ...
What is audience?
200
In this writing strategy, you create subtopic areas to develop your writing - usually with roman numerals I, II, III, etc.
What is outlining.
300
In this part of writing, you write a general subject in a circle and create ideas around it in a web.
What is cluster mapping or brainstorming?
300
Satire uses this type of irony, which are words which say the opposite of what you actually mean.
What is verbal irony?
300
A brief statement in the first paragraph that introduced the major points you will discuss in the essay is called this.
What is the essay map?
300
In deconstructing a writing prompt, this part determines who you are writing for. This group is called your...
Who is your audience?
400
In this writing strategy, you assign one person to write down the ideas that you say related to the topic.
What is discussing?
400
In The Ultimate Diet of Cults, this is the diet which is supposed to replenish your body and make you healthier.
What is the Breatharian diet?
400
True or False. A good thesis statement can be a fact.
What is false?
400
This paragraph usually states the purpose or reason for your letter and catches your reader’s interest. It also lets your reader know that you are aware of who will read the letter.
What is an opening or introductory paragraph
500
In this part of writing, you organize and plan your writing piece. You may brainstorm your ideas, use a web, or other graphic organizers.
What is Prewriting?
500
The leader of the ultimate diet cult was caught doing this, which damaged his reputation.
What is buying food from 7-11 and ordering room service?
500
Name two errors to avoid in creating thesis statements.
What is 1) merely announcing or describing your intentions 2) Using expressions such as "in my opinion" or "I" 3)Making irrational or oversimplified claims 4) Statement of fact or self-evident ideas 5) Stating the thesis in the form of a question
500
This is the process you use to deconstruct a writing prompt. It contains five different areas to consider when writing.