KWO basics
What does KWO stand for?
Key Word Outline
Which details should you pick to include in your KWO?
the most interesting or important
What paragraphs go at the beginning and end of an essay?
introduction and conclusion
What does an -ly adverb do?
describes a verb (or adjective)
Add an -ly adverb opener:
_____________ she drank the cup of coffee.
greedily, slowly
How many key words are allowed per line?
1-3
What are the jobs of the Roman numerals (I., II., etc.) and the numbers underneath (1., 2., etc.)?
indicate topic sentences, indicate details
In what order do you write the paragraphs?
topic paragraphs, conclusion paragraph, introduction paragraph
travel, gaze
What kind of sentence opener is the most common?
subject opener
What is "free" in a KWO?
abbreviations, symbols, numbers
What goes in the top 3 boxes of a fused KWO outline sheet?
the source KWOs
List the 3 things the conclusion paragraph does.
restates the topics, states the MOST, states the WHY
When do we use who and when do we use which?
who for people, which for objects and animals
What is the comma rule for when you start a sentence with a www.asia.b clause?
place a comma at the end of the www.asia.b clause
What are the 4 steps for testing a KWO?
read, think, look up, speak
What is the first step you should take when writing a some-a-ry (besides reading the source text)?
list possible topics
List the methods we learned for writing an attention-getter.
question, quotation, statistic, anecdote
A quality adjective provides a strong i________ or f________.
Is this sentence correct? Why or why not?
Flying rapidly, the sky was filled with migratory birds.
No, the -ing verb does not describe what comes after the comma.
Recite the topic-clincher rule with the dance.
The topic sentence and the clincher sentence must repeat or reflect 2-3 key words.
When you are using multiple source texts, which topics should you pick?
the topics that all/most of the source texts cover
How many topics should the introduction paragraph state?
depends on how many topic paragraphs there are
Recite all the www.asia.b words in order.
when, while, where, as, since, if, although, because
Complete the following:
prepositional phrase = _____________ + noun, no _______
preposition, verb