When describing things in your writing, you should use your 5 __________.
SENSES
(what you see, hear, feel, taste, and smell)
100
What does sequencing mean?
Putting things in order
100
Who absolutely LOVES teaching about the writing traits?
MRS. KELLY!!!!!
200
Which trait is about putting your true personality into your writing?
VOICE
200
What types of mistakes do you correct while editing your paper?
Editing is for fixing mistakes such as spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capital letters.
200
Name one boring, overused word. ("Dead word")
SAID, HAPPY, GOOD, BIG, NICE, WENT, LAUGH,...
200
Name one type of ending you could use in a story.
Sad, Happy, Surprise, Loop-Ending, Question, Advice, Wish, Leave readers wondering,...
200
What is the highest score you could receive on the Writing Proficiency Exam?
4 points:
1 for each trait category: Ideas, Organization, Voice, and Conventions
300
Which of the 6 Writing Traits encourages you to use some short, snappy sentences and some long, stretchy sentences?
SENTENCE FLUENCY
300
True or False: When writing your rough draft, your goal is to just get down your words and ideas. You don't have to worry too much about the spelling and punctuation at this point.
TRUE
300
What resource could you use if you need to find a more interesting word to use?
A thesaurus or a dictionary...for synonyms.
300
Give one example of a "Red Flag" (transition words) that you might use when showing the writing trait of Organization.
1. In the blink of an eye
2. Suddenly
3. A moment later
4. Just then
5. Before I knew it
6. Meanwhile
300
What three grades do you take the NV Writing Proficiency Exams in?
5th, 8th, and 12th grade
400
Which of the 6 Writing Traits emphasizes the importance of an interesting lead?
ORGANIZATION
400
What is the final step of the Writing Process?
Publishing...
The Final Draft
400
Can you come up with 3 synonyms for the word, "SAID"?
There are over 300 of them....Here are some:
mumbled, declared, rambled, questioned, screamed, accused, whispered, sighed, articulated, proclaimed, ETC...
400
Give 2 examples of "Types of Leads."
1. Question
2. Dialogue
3. Action
4. Sound
5. Interesting Fact
6. Character Description
7. Problem or Setting
400
What do you do at the beginning of each paragraph?
INDENT....Put a "space" before starting the paragraph.
500
Which of the 6 Writing Traits tells you to make your reader feel something: happy, scared, sad, excited....?
VOICE
500
What is the difference between the "REVISION" step and the "EDITING" step?
Revision is when you make changes to the ideas and content of your writing. You might add parts, delete parts, move things around,...
Editing is when you fix mistakes in your writing, such as spelling, punctuation, capital letters, and so on.
500
What is a simile?
A figure of speech when you compare two things using the words "like" or "as."
Ex: A good friend is like a comfortable, old shoe.