It is a writing stage that stands as a bridge between controlled and free writing.
Guided Writing
100
Not progressing. Example: My career is at a ___________ at the moment and I'm frustrated.
"at a standstill"
100
Examples: 'as cool as a cucumber', 'as white as snow', 'Life is just like an ice-cream, enjoy it before it melts'.
simile
100
The Prince of Thieves.
Robinhood
100
"The most important thing is not to stop questioning."
Albert Einstein
200
It is a writing stage that concerns itself with the production of accurate language and context.
Controlled Writing
200
A person who is new and has little knowledge in a skill, job, or situation. Example; I'm a complete ________ at writing.
"novice"
200
Examples: "The battle between the countries was World War II revisited" or "Oh, don't be such a Romeo!"
allusion
200
(Tom and Jerry): A mouse that is frequently with Jerry and occasionally portrayed as an orphan. In cartoons, he never stops eating (he is always hungry).
Tuffy
200
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
Benjamin Franklin
300
Independent writing by the student of both content and language.
Free Writing
300
A piece of accidental good luck, involving no skill at all. Example: I don't know how I won the game- it was_____.
"fluke"
300
Examples: 'True lies', 'open secret', 'pretty ugly face', 'feeling alone in a crowd', etc
oxymoron
300
An Igorota woman who was married to an old Japanese man in Senaida Hamada's Tanabata's Wife.
Fas-ang
300
"We don't need to destroy in order to build.."
Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino
400
Kind of writing that tells a story.
Narrative
400
To tease someone by trying to make them believe something that is not true
" to pull someone's leg"
400
Examples: 'I am not a bit amused' or 'He has a modest earning in billions of dollars.'
litotes
400
In Greek Mythology, the deep red berries of the mulberry tree were white as snow. The change in color came about strangely and sadly. The death of two young lovers was the cause. Who were they?
Pyramus and Thisbe
400
"Character is like a tree and a reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
Abraham Lincoln
500
Kind of writing where the writer serves to explain or inform.
Expository
500
To insist on every small differences which are unimportant
" to split hairs"
500
Examples: 'He succumbed to the public pressure and the wounds inflicted by his lady','She crossed the seas and all the obstacles holding her back.'
zeugma
500
The longest name in the Bible found in the Book of Isaiah. It was a name given by God to the newborn child of a prophetess in Assyria.
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
500
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him."