Distinctive tone or style of a particular writer; a reflection of the PERSONALITY of the writer.
Voice
100
Activities that take place BEFORE writing to give structure and organization to the piece.
Prewriting
100
MAKES something OCCUR or happen.
Cause
100
Geographic location and time period of the story.
(WHEN and WHERE)
Setting
200
A word that shows ACTION or state of being.
Verb
200
How SMOOTHLY the sentence FLOWS. (It SOUNDS good.)
Sentence Fluency
200
A VISUAL device in writing for ORGANIZING information around a concept, theme, or topic.
Examples: Venn Diagram, web, chart, or outline.
Graphic Organizer
200
OUTCOME of the cause.
Effect
200
Writing to explain or inform, to entertain, to describe, or to persuade. (REASON for writing)
Purpose
300
A word that DESCRIBES a NOUN.
Adjective
300
Capitalization (H - not h), punctuation (. , ! ?), spelling (dog - not dogg), and grammer (Jim & I).
Conventions
300
Your FIRST attempt at a formal writing. You will EDIT this. (SLOPPY copy.)
Rough Draft
300
To tell how things are ALIKE.
Compare
300
A written CONVERSATION between two or more people. Uses QUOTATION MARKS. ("Hi.")
Dialogue
400
Written or typed words.
Text
400
Different kinds of these: there are four basic types: declarative (.), exclamatory (!), imperative (command), and interrogative (?).
Sentence Variety
400
Writing for a SPECIFIC PURPOSE with a specific READER or group of readers IN MIND. (Know WHO you are writing to!)
Awareness of Audience
400
To explain how things are DIFFERENT.
Contrast
400
Writing that portrays a character, object, or scene through SENSORY DETAILS/imagery.
(Precise nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives that relate how things LOOK, SOUND, FEEL, TASTE, SMELL.)
Descriptive Writing / Description
500
Examples provided to describe, explain, or reinforce the main idea.
Supporting Details
500
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500
Edited, NEAT paper turned in for scoring (grading).