Types of Writing
What type of writing is a personal writing?
A Narrative
What are 3 reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?
Proper noun
First letter in sentence
AbbreviationGrant as fast as he could.
Fragment
What is the first paragraph called?
Introduction
I am always running, but never get tired or hot. What am I?
A refrigerator
What type of writing has a topic sentence, gives facts, and a conclusion to inform, explain, clarify, or define so that the reader learns something new?
Informative or expository
What comes before a conjuction, after a Red Flag word, and after a transition word?
Comma
The tall tree, the one that I loved to climb.
Fragment
What does each body paragraph need to begin with?
Topic sentence
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An Egg
What type of writing is used to influence the reader with logic, language, and evidence?
Opinion
I baked some cookies for my friends last night. They're/There/Their going to laugh when they each taste one and realize I accidentally used salt instead of sugar.
They're (They are)
I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.
Run-on
What is the last part of your writing called?
Conclusion
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A gummy bear
What types of writing helps the reader to visualize in detail about the text?
Descriptive
Transition words are used to show the order of things. List two transition words/phrases that might be used in a conclusion.
In conclusion, Finally, In summary, In short, All things considered, Overall, To sum up, All things considered...
I think I will buy the red car I will lease the blue one.
Run-on
When writing dialogue, what do we put to show characters are speaking?
Quotations marks
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
What part of a narrative is the biggest part?
Main Event
How do you determine if a sentence is complete or incomplete?
Look for a subject(s) and verb(s)
What is the difference between fragment and run-on sentences?
Sentence fragments usually lack either main verb or subject (or both).Run-on sentences consist of at least two independent clauses that are connected in one sentence without proper punctuation.
What is needed in your writing when using other authors work?
Citations or work cited page
What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?
A road