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Writing Process
Introduction Paragraphs
Body Paragraphs
Conclusion Paragraphs
Mix-It-Up
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What are the 5 steps of the writing process?
Prewriting, writing a rough draft, revising, editing/proofreading, publishing/submitting
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True or false: Introductions are the first paragraph of an essay.
True
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True or False: Body Paragraph should be the last paragraph of the essay.
False
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What is the job of the conclusion paragraph?
To review ideas discussed in the essay
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What are some different examples of editing and proofreading?
rereading, rereading out loud, peer review, spell check, dictionary and thesaurus
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What some examples of prewriting?
Outlines, Graphic organizers, webs, idea trees, etc.
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What is the first piece of an introduction paragraph? What is its job?
The hook: grabs your reader's attention.
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What is the first sentence in a body paragraph called?
A Topic Sentence
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What should be the last sentence of the conclusion paragraph?
Concluding thought or call to action
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What kind of evidence do we use most often in ELA?
Quotes
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What is the difference between revising and editing?
Revising: changing, adding, deleting IDEAS Editing: checking small mechanical issues (spelling, punctuation, grammar)
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Fill in the blank: Your introduction is where you state your __________ and introduce your ________________
Claim; reasons
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While the whole essay works to explain the author's claim, body paragraphs work specifically to explain the author's ____________
reasons
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In your conclusion, you must remind your reader of your _________.
Claim
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What are some different ways to publish or submit your writing?
turning it in to a teacher, posting it online, sending to a magazine or newspaper, sharing with your peers, etc.
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Why do we need prewriting? What does it help us do?
It helps us to organize all of our ideas and plan our writing.
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What is the purpose or job of an introduction paragraph? Why do we use them?
They help introduce our topic and get the reader familiar with what our essay will be about.
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In order to prove their points, all body paragraphs need what?
Evidence (Bloody Knife)
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In your conclusion you should briefly review your _______________.
Reasons
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True or false: Your introduction and conclusion paragraphs should be the same.
False
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True or False: You should edit yourself as you write your rough draft. Writing your draft is the time to decide if all your ideas fit.
False: The first draft of your essay is where you get all your ideas down on paper, editing comes later.
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True or false: Introduction paragraphs should explain every little detail that will be discussed in the essay. No information should be left out of the introduction.
False.
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What do quotes always need to have?
Introduction and explanation
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What is the difference between reviewing and restating?
Reviewing: briefly summarizing your ideas Restating: Saying all of your ideas over again.
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What is the quote sandwich?
The way that we use quotes properly; includes an introduction, the quote, and an explanation of the quote.