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The Writing Process
Mechanics
Parts of Speech/ Writing
General Writing
General Writing
100
Name the 3 steps of the Writing Process
(PWR) Prewriting Writing/ Drafting Revising
100
This can be used to fuse two complete sentences together
a semicolon ;
100
What is the purpose of an essay?
To prove a point
100
What is the purpose of an outline?
To organize
100
What is a thesis?
- Controlling idea - Opinion/ position - Main idea
200
What is the purpose of the topic sentence?
To give direction to the reader
200
Insert commas for following sentence: I was born on July 5 1967 at 4:15pm.
I was born on July 5 1967 at 4:15pm.
200
Describes a noun
Adjective
200
Name one introductory device to hook the reader
Statistic Fact
200
What is a paragraph?
- Group of related sentences - Proves main idea - Contains topic sentence and thesis
300
What is COPS?
C: Capitalization O: Omission P: Punctuation S: Spelling
300
What is an appositive?
An unnecessary description of a noun enclosed by commas
300
What are the 10 Coordinating Conjunctions?
FANBOYS
300
What are the 4 qualities of a good topic sentence (S.O.L.O)?
S= Specific O= One idea L= Limited O= Opinion
300
What does S.E.E. stand for?
S= Simple E= Example E= Explanation
400
What is STAR?
S: Substitute T: Take away A: Add R: Rearrange
400
When are ethnicities capitalized?
Always
400
What is an example of an introductory device?
Despite there being a lot of people, we made it to the front of the line quickly
400
What is the purpose of effective writing?
-Gets point across -Influences or impacts the reader
400
What are the 3 components of The Writing Situation?
1) Subject 2) Purpose 3) Audience
500
What is CLUESS?
C: Coherence L: Language U: Unity E: Emphasis S: Support S: Sentences
500
The award winning movie, Saving Private Ryan, is highly criticized for its gory depictions. Is this use of a comma correct?
No
500
These are the 3 ingredients of effective writing
Unity: Related Coherence: Sequence/ organization Development: Information/details
500
What are the 2 components of a thesis?
1) Subject 2) Opinion = it can be argued