Writing Process
6 Traits
Parts of Speech
100
Prewrite
What is gathering ideas and details about your topic.
100
Ideas
What is selecting a topic to write about.
100
Noun
What is a person, place, or think.
200
Revising
What is adding and taking away to make your piece better.
200
Organization
What is making sure the essay is easy to follow from beginning to end.
200
Verb
What is an action word like running, jumping, flying
300
Publishing
What is writing your final copy of your draft.
300
Voice
What is letting the reader know you are interested in the topic.
300
Adjective
What is describes the noun.
400
Editing
What is correcting for grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
400
Word Choice
What is using specific nouns and verbs.
400
Adverb
What is telling when, how, where, or to what extent.
500
First Draft
What is you first copy of your piece. It may not be perfect, but it has all of your ideas.
500
Conventions
What is following the rules for punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
500
Pronoun
What is takes the place of a noun.