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| stages of the writing process? |
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1.prewriting 2.drafting 3.revising 4.editing 5.publishing |
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| you can do such things as graphic organizer, brainstorming, and getting your ideas |
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| this is the actual paper that you will write before revising |
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| you check your content of the paper (ideas, organization) |
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| this part is called conventions (punctuation, capitalization, usage, and spelling) |
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| this is your final copy. (last paper) |
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| what you want the reader to walk away with |
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| what you are thinking to write about -- your ideas can't be too narrow or too broad |
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| Introduction, Body, Conclusion (flow of the paper) Are your paragraphs organized? Do they have all of the parts? |
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| selective language, using words that paint a picture and varying the words you use |
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| this is when your sentences are nice and smooth and not choppy. Use also want a combination of short and long sentences in your paper |
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| this is when someone is writing a biography about themselves |
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when your own
personality shows in your writing, when your true self comes through in your writing |
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| this is how you show your work -- can include margins, spacing, putting a title on, etc. |
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| this means the words are the same. |
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| when one word is the opposite |
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| this is when someone writes about your life |
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| what the sentence is really about -- it is who or what is doing something in your sentence |
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| when a sentence has a subject and a verb. |
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more than one subject joined together by an and ex. The cats and the cat owners went to the park. |
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1. nouns in a series -- I had an apple, sandwich, cheez its, and a water for lunch. 2. adjectives in a series -- The fluffy, furry, funny cat walked on the street. 3. before a conjunction when joining two complete sentences -- Spencer was excited to come home, but his computer wasn't there. 4. introductory elements -- Although bummed about his computer, Spencer was still nice to be around. 5. direct address -- Spencer, don't chuck a pencil across the room. 6. interrupters -- Spencer was angry, however, he got it together. 7. dates and addresses -- My computer was supposed to be here on January 8, 2009. |
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when you rename a noun Ex. Mrs. Ault, a middle school English teacher, is pregnant. |
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takes a place of a noun ex. He got his laptop. |
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| be, was, is, are, am , were, being, been |
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mood - how the reader feels tone -- the way in which a writer writes -- sarcastic, serious, sad, funny |
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repetition of the beginning sound -- Ex. Jenny Junior jumped jubiantly on Jennifer. |
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| the way in which a character speaks/talk |
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comparing two or more things using "like" or "as" ex. Spencer walked as slowly as a turtle. Spencer walked quickly like a leaf blowing in the wind. |
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| comparing two or more things not using "like" or "as" |
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making an inanimate object have human characteristics ex. The desk crawled up to Miss Cook. |
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repeating a word or phrase over and over Ex. When I was young, I danced. When I was young, I sang. When I was young, I laughed. |
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| first person point of view |
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| they were there (journal) -- uses pronouns (I, my) |
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| second person point of view |
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| someone told them that was there |
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| third person limited point of view |
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| the narrator knows the actions of all of the characters, but only the feelings/emotions of one of the characters. |
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| third person omniscient point of veiw |
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| the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters -- God |
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