Mechanics (LPN)
Missing from this sentence:
i went to mark's house the other day all the way in oakville.
What is capitalization?
In class, we all sent a letter to what store to ask for a discount on school supplies.
What is Staples?
Mechanic of writing:
the specific vocabulary the writer uses to convey meaning
What is word choice?
The name of Tom's friend who is usually self-centered.
Who is Jeff?
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying one is the other, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
Missing from this sentence:
The tree was tall and sturdy and it was Mrs. Winchester's favourite tree.
What is a comma?
What is everything that should be in the sender's address of a business letter?
What is the company name and address?
Mechanic of writing:
the tone of the piece—the personal stamp that the writer brings to it
What is voice?
The girl Tom daydreams about saving her. She is also running for class president.
Who is Courtney?
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
This punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related in thought
What is a semicolon?
The most traditional and common way to close a professional letter.
____________,
Mr. Gordon
What is Sincerely?
Mechanic of writing:
the internal structure of the piece
What is organization?
The car Jeff promises Tom can ride with his uncle.
What is a Cobra?
A traditional Japanese poem consisting of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5. Haikus often focus on nature or seasons.
What is a haiku?
Missing from this sentence:
We went to Lukes house and ate all of his brothers jellybeans.
What is an apostrophe?
The professional name for the opening of the letter where you address the reader
Dear Mr. Johnson,
What is the salutation?
Mechanic of writing:
the meaning and development of the message
What is ideas?
The city Jessica was initially from.
Where is Boston?
A poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word or message when read vertically.
What is an acrostic poem?
Wait!, I said to Mike, are you forgetting that the show doesn't start for another hour?
What are quotation marks?
What your final paragraph in your body should have which asks your reader to respond and take next steps.
What is call to action?
Mechanic of writing:
the mechanical correctness of the piece
What is conventions?
The name of Tom's teacher.
Who is Mrs. Tracey
Poems in the shape of a diamond with 7 lines. It starts with the noun, builds in 2 adjectives, then three adjectives ending with -ing, hen four related nouns before going back down
What is a diamante poem?