Writing Traits
Nouns
Random
Writing types
Author Motivations
100
Which writing trait is the editing one?
conventions
100
What is a noun?
Person, place or thing
100
What are some capitalization rules?
Capitalize first word of a Sentence
Capitalize names and other Nouns
Don’t capitalize after a colon (Usually)
Capitalize the first word of a quote (Sometimes)
Capitalize days, months, and holidays, but not seasons
Capitalize most words in titles
Capitalize cities, countries, nationalities, and languagesCapitalize time periods and events (Sometimes)
100
Which type of text is a story?
Its a literary text
100
What could be an authors motivation for writing an inspirational quote?
Because it help them through a tough time; to help motivate others
200
What does the voice trait do when writing?
The voice trait focus specifically on a writers individual style. An effective piece of writing that exhibits aspects of the voice trait will sound like a particular person wrote it. Therefore the writing piece will have natural rhythm. Authors develop their own unique style by writing down their thoughts and feelings.. An author's personality comes through in their writings. Effective writers focus on their audience.
Who?
200
List out the different noun types
Proper or common
Singular, possessive or plural
concrete or abstract
Collective and irregular nouns
200
What is one way teachers help to break down the writing process?
Graphic organizers, writing outline and the 5 W questions.
200
What are the 3 different writing types
Argumentative, Narrative and Informational
200
Does every author have a purpose or motivation regardless of the genre?
Yes, authors have a purpose for writing every book, regardless of genre
300
How do we create fluency in pieces of writing?
This will happen as they incorporate natural rhythm and flow into their writing, making sure that ideas begin purposefully and connect to one another.
300
Give 2 examples of collective nouns
Answers will vary
300
What color shirt did the fictional character you were told to write about? He has on a red backpack and was jamming out to some music.
Yellow
300
An argumentative essay can also be called __________ if it is more opinion based
persuasive
300
Why does it matter what the author's purpose of motivation is?
it helps readers fully understand the text by revealing the reason the author wrote it, allows the reader to interpret the information accurately, identify the main idea, and critically evaluate the content based on the author's intended message and perspective; essentially, knowing the author's purpose enables a deeper level of comprehension
400
Why are the writing traits important as a writer?
They help to ensure the reader is interested in continuing to read and helps to make the reading clear and concise.
400
What is a good indicator that a noun is the possessive type? and give me a sentence that has a possessive noun.
an apostrophe
example sentence may vary
400
what are 3 different punctuation rules
Every sentence must end with a full stop
Don’t link independent clauses with commas
Proper nouns (places, brands) must always be capitalized
Quotation marks are when quoting or sometimes to convey irony, not for emphasis
When you use opening quotation marks, use closing quotation marks at the end
Punctuation marks that are not part of a quoted section of text must be placed outside the quotation marks
Don’t use an apostrophe when you are pluralizing a word
Use comma after the introductory element of a sentence providing background
400
Explain what the purpose of an informational text is
To inform others of facts.
400
What does the moral of the story mean?
the lesson learned
500
What are all 6 writing traits?
Content and Idea
Word Choice
Fluency
Voice
Organization
500
How do you pluralize the following words:
Goose; supply; torque
geese; supplies; torques
500
What is the 7th writing trait, we discussed but did not take notes on?
*Bonus point on contract if you can state why we didn't take notes on it.
Presentation
*Because this usually comes into play when it is being presented to others
500
What are 2 examples of a Narrative text?
short stories, personal narratives, and poetry
500
What was the motivation behind the Author starting the book like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0xSexjKnmg&list=PLC9hvXa9at9wWBRd8WXoQHX-EMPy1ZBvl
Answers may vary
Because they wanted to set the scene of an unwelcoming camp.