Traits Of Writing
The words the writer uses.
What is word choice?
A form of nonfiction writing that encourages careful word choice, development of logical arguments, and a cohesive summary
What is persuasive writing?
The planning stage.
A scoring guide used to evaluate a students performance
What is a rubric?
What is a simple sentence
The pieces level of correctness. Shows if the writer pays attention to spelling and grammar.
What is conventions?
Writing in which author’s purpose is to inform or explain the subject to the reader
What is expository writing?
What is drafting?
Careful thought about your process of writing and improvement as a writer.
What is reflection?
Made of two or more simple sentences put together
What are compound sentences?
The soul of the piece. What makes the writing unique.
What is voice?
Writing in which the author tells a story. The story could be fact or fiction
What is narrative writing?
Reading over your draft to see if it matches the purpose
What is revising?
Allowing a classmate to evaluate my writing.
What is peer editing?
Adding descriptive words and phrases to a sentence that has already been written
What is sentence expansion?
The structure of the writing
What is organization
A type of expository writing that uses the five senses to paint a picture for the reader
What is descriptive writing?
Proofreading and making corrections to spelling and errors
What is editing?
A collection of my writings .
What is a portfolio?
What is compound sentence?
The content of the piece of writing
What is ideas?
Tells what a writer thinks about a topic and explains their point of view
What is opinion writing?
The final draft
What is publishing?
An award given for distinguished fiction in book form by an American author.
What is a Pulitzer Prize for fiction?
A sentence with a subordinate clause and a independent clause
What are complex sentences?