Writing Process
Feature Article
Open Response
Letter
Essay Types
100

In this part of the writing process, you use your best handwriting and spelling. You also make sure that all of the revisions you made are included.

What is Publishing?

100

These are used to let your reader know the purpose of the following paragraph(s).

What are Sub-headings?

100

This word means to "make known" or "name items".

What is identify?

100

These are parts of a letter: return address; closing; inside address; date; salutation; and signature. Place them in the correct order.

What is return address, date, inside address, salutation, closing, and signature?

100

This essay is intended to convince your audience to agree with your stance.

What is a persuasive essay?

200

In this part of the writing process, you read over your draft and work to make your piece better.

What is Revision?

200

Information is sometimes presented within boxes inside of the feature article. This information is usually related to the article and is displayed as...

What are charts, illustrations, and graphs?

200

This word means to tell the meaning of a term.

What is define?

200

This type of letter is used to convince your audience of your belief/position on an issue.

What is a persuasive letter?

200

This type of essay educates your reader on a topic.

What is an informative essay?

300

In this part of writing, you keep your thoughts organized and write them down as quickly as possible. 

What is Drafting?

300

These paragraphs usually contain information that helps the reader to understand and learn more about the topic.

What is the Body or Middle Paragraphs?

300

This word means to make plain, clarify, and to analyze.

What is explain?

300

This part of the letter sums up what your letter is all about and usually restates the purpose of your letter.

What is the closing paragraph?

300

To convince a reader of your opinion you should use this.

What is textual evidence?

400

In this part of the writing process, you use “CUPS” (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Spelling) to make your writing piece better.

What is Editing?

400

A feature article is an example of transactive writing. The purpose of a feature article is to...

What is to inform and/or persuade?

400

This word means to write what you read in a short version - making sure that you include the highlights.

What is Summarize?

400

This paragraph usually states the purpose or reason for your letter and catches your reader’s interest. It also lets your reader know that you are aware of who will read the letter.

What is an opening or lead paragraph?

400

A word or phrase that introduces the next idea. These are found in all types of essays.

What is a transition?

500

In this part of writing, you organize and plan your writing piece. You may brainstorm your ideas, use a web, or other graphic organizers.

What is Prewriting?

500

This paragraph usually lets your reader know the purpose of writing, and usually does something to catch the reader’s attention?

What is the lead, hook, or opening paragraph? 

500

These two words mean to show ways that things are alike or are different.

What is compare and contrast?

500

This part of the letter usually develops and supports the purpose of the letter.

What is the middle or body paragraphs?

500

The first sentence of a body paragraph usually contains this.

What is the topic sentence?