Writing Skills
There are the 2 parts of every sentence
Subject and verb
What is the only way we learn to write?
Practice
What do we follow to understand the assignment?
PAST
How does the title of your essay get created?
From the final sentence of your essay
What is the first step of writing?
Creating a rough draft
Give me one comma rule?
See list
What helps you to know what is expected at different stages of the writing process?
Checklists
After topic selection, how should spend time thinking of of the details?
Freewriting
What should be completed before you start revising?
A complete draft
Every paragraph should have what sections?
Beginning, Middle, and Ending
When 2 or more sentences are combined it's called?
Compound Sentence
What 2 formats of writing have we used this year?
Journal and Formal
What is the focus statement made of?
Topic plus part or feeling to highlight
In the editing stage you check for?
Errors (spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization)
What should every paragraph begin and end with?
Topic and Clincher Sentence
A complete sentence with another complete sentence or independent clause is called?
Complex sentence
Give an example of a simile?
The girl climbed a rope like a monkey!
After you select a topic, what is the next step of prewriting?
Gather/collect details
Why would we build a file of writing ideas?
What do we mean when we say use the 'best' words when writing?
Instead of general words, use more and most specific
Name one thing a sentence should do?
Make a statement
Ask questions
Give commands
Make requests
express emotions
Why do we write in journals?
It improves fluency (ease in which you relate to ideas)
The pattern of organization for a narrative essay would be in what order?
Time (chronological)
What 2 things happens during revising?
Improving structure (flow) and sharing
You will need to use language that is...?
matches your purpose & audience
and is Sincere