Informative Writing Process

Informative Writing Process

Open Ended

What are some possible subtopics you could organize your writing with if you were writing in informative piece about HONEYBEES?

Open Ended

What are some possible subtopics you could organize your writing with if you were writing in informative piece about DISTANCE LEARNING?

Multiple Choice

Is this an effective hook you can use in your writing?

I am going to write about baseball.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What is an onomatopoeia?

• A short explanation of the topic

• An interesting fact or statistic

• The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to

• A question that has a yes or no answer

Multiple Choice

What type of hook is this?

"Children need practice to learn how to swim."

• Setting

• Fact

• Funny

• Question

Multiple Choice

What type of hook is this?

"Splash! I dove into the pool feet first."

• Setting

• Onoatopoeia

• Fact

• Funny

Multiple Choice

What type of hook is this: "Have you ever gone to the swimming pool?"

• Dialogue

• Setting

• Question

• Fact

Multiple Choice

During the day, the desert is far too hot for the animals to be very active._______, many animals in the desert go out at night when it's cooler, to hunt and eat.

• Finally
• For that reason
• Maybe
• Later

Multiple Choice

The rhino in Africa is threatened with extinction; _______________ many species of gorilla are also endangered.

• similarly
• actually
• so
• otherwise

Multiple Choice

________ you put the cheese on your pizza crust, don't forget to put on the marinara sauce.

• Next

• Before

• Initially

• Later

Multiple Choice

This transition word means that a statement is very much like the previous statement.

• Despite

• However

• Similarly

• Consequently

Multiple Choice

This transition word introduces one or more examples of an idea that was just mentioned.

• Despite

• However

• Such as

• Simultaneously

Multiple Choice

This transition word indicates that an example is about to come.

• Consequently

• Nonetheless

• In conclusion

• For instance

Multiple Choice

Karen is rich; ________ her cousin Kate is poor.

• Therefore,

• Otherwise,

• However,

• In addition,

Multiple Choice

Which choice below shows the words in the correct order of intensity (weakest to strongest)?

• thrilled, happy, ecstatic

• ecstatic, thrilled, happy

• happy, thrilled, ecstatic

Multiple Choice

Which choice below shows the words in the correct order of intensity (weakest to strongest)?

• great, big, enormous

• big, great, enormous

• enormous, great, big

Multiple Choice

Brady was soaked to the skin after he got caught in the _________. 

• sprinkle
• drizzle
• rain
• downpour

Multiple Choice

Lani was _________ when she discovered that her brother had ruined her science project.

• annoyed
• cross
• mad
• furious

Multiple Choice

Jacob Million cooked a __________ breakfast this morning. 

• terrific
• good
• delicious 
• fantastic

Multiple Choice

Bennett was ______ and jumped for joy when he hit his first home run.

• content

• thrilled

• happy

Multiple Choice

Your science fair project is ________! It is the best I have ever seen!

• good

• great

• outstanding

Multiple Choice

Which conclusion best matches this topic sentence? San Francisco is filled with fun places to see.

• San Francisco is one city you don’t want to miss! 
• I like Fisherman’s wharf the best.
• Los Angeles is also great. 
• That is the end of my paragraph on San Fransisco. 

Multiple Choice

Which conclusion best matches this topic sentence? My favorite cookies include chocolate chip, sugar cookies, and lemon cookies

• Cake is good too.
• Chocolate chip, sugar cookies, and lemon cookies are my favorite cookies.
• I like sprinkles on my cookies. 
• Now you know more about cookies. 

Multiple Choice

Which conclusion best matches this topic sentence? Sea World, an amusement park in San Diego, is a wonderful place for families.

• Shamu is a smart whale. 
• Sea World is clearly not a great place to visit.
• If you’re ever in San Diego, Sea World is one place you’ll want to visit. 
• This ends my paragraph on Sea World. 

Multiple Choice

What does the word restate mean?

• to say the opposite of something

• to say something again, in a different way

• to say the same words twice in a row

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What does a conclusion do?

• Tie ideas together.

• Does not introduce a new topic.

• Reminds the reader of the topic.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

Usually, a good paragraph contains ____ sentences

• 4-5

• 5-7

• 8-10

• 3

Multiple Choice

You must ____________ your ideas in your body paragraphs, or back them up with details.

• summarize

• support

• transition

Multiple Choice

Each body paragraph must have ____________ that supports that subtopic.

• conclusions

• topics

• evidence

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

• There are many landfills available for waste.

• Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.

• Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.

Multiple Choice

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete. 

• The pros live the good life.
• People like professional football players make a lot of money.
• Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.
• All of us can be professional athletes. 

Multiple Choice

What is one supporting details from the text?
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies. They protect them from danger. And they teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.

• Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies.
• They teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.
• Baby gorillas need their mothers a lot.
• Mother gorillas prefer to keep their babies safe.

Multiple Select

What gets capitalized?

• Names

• Months

• City and State names

• The first letter of a sentence

• The pronoun, I

Multiple Choice

Which of these needs to be capitalized?

• texas
• lobster
• television
• starship

Multiple Choice

Fix this sentence: "i want to go to the grand canyon in december."

• i want to go to the Grand canyon in december.
• I want to go to the Grand Canyon in December.
• I want to go to the grand canyon in december.
• i want to go to the grand canyon in December.

Multiple Choice

The teachers _____ on the board.

• write

• writes

Multiple Choice

The cat and dog _____ their owner.

• follow

• follows

Multiple Choice

The two girls _____ a new bracelet.

• want

• wants

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• Where is Georgia going?

• Were is Georgia going?

• Where is Georgia going.

• Were is Georgia going.

Multiple Select

Choose the correct sentence:

• Lea always beats Seth in a race?

• Lea always beats Seth in a race.

• Lea always beats Seth in a race!

• Lea always beats Seth in a race,

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct combination of punctuation marks:

Imaan shouted to Lauren_ "Pass the ball_".

• , and !

• . and ?

• ? and :

• : and !

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following marks represents a comma:

• ?

• :

• !

• .

• ,