The Six Traits-Organization

What are the two main jobs of the introduction?

• hook the reader and state the main idea

• wrap it all up

• transition from idea to idea

• write your first and last name

What organization pattern would you use when writing a biography of your favorite singer?

• order of importance

• cause and effect

• comparison

• chronological (time) order

Why are the body paragraphs of a writing piece important?

• tells the "meat" of the message

• expands the main idea

• gives details to support main idea

• all of the above

How does an author make ideas flow throughout a writing piece?

• conjunctions

• transitions

• nouns

• introduction

Conclusions link ideas together and make the paper flow smoothly.

• true

• false

Transition words help readers see how one idea ties to another.

• true

• false

An introduction sums up a paper and leaves a reader feeling satisfied.

• true

• false

The BEST way to conclude a paper is to write

• The end!

• I woke up and it was all a dream.

• Happily ever after!

• I hope you enjoyed my paper!

• None of the above

Above, beneath, and beyond are examples of transition words that

• conclude

• add information

• show location

• compare/contrast

similarly, but, and however are examples of transition words that

• show location

• compare/contrast

• show order

• conclude