What you are looking for when you check your 1st words.
What are sentences which start with the same word, like SO or I?
200
The reason to use a thesaurus.
What is to improve word choice (using interesting or emotive vocabulary, or to substitute a word for one you have used more than once)?
300
The third word in the POWER writing acronym.
What is Write?
300
After you read the box, you should (starts with a P)...
What is "Predict what you might be asked to write about"?
300
Words or phrases that help move your essay from one idea to the next in a logical way.
What are transitions?
300
The steps in the editing method called "backwards read"
What is "tart with the last sentence of your essay. Read each sentence slowly and look for misspelled words, missing punctuation, and capitalization errors."
300
Two things you should look for when checking your verbs.
What are noun/pronoun agreement and consistent verb tense?
400
The fourth word in the POWER writing acronym.
What is Edit?
400
What you should do as you CONSIDER the THINK statement.
What is "narrow your prediction of what you might be asked to write about"?
400
Specific examples, evidence, or details that help the reader visualize the point you are making.
What are "concrete details"?
400
The steps in the "Pause for Punctuation" editing method.
What is "Read your paper slowly, and where you pause, consider using a comma. Where ever you take a breath, consider using a period."
400
The definition of boring verbs.
What are verbs that are boring, overused, and simplistic?
500
The last word in the POWER writing acronym.
What is Revise?
500
What you should do as you read the WRITE statement.
What is "look at key words and determine the PURPOSE of the essay"?
500
The words that make up the acronym MOPS.
What are Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Personification, and Simile?
500
Proper nouns (be sure to capitalize these)
What are names of people, places, and things?
500
The definition of valuable verbs.
What are interesting, new, creative, and complex verbs?