Writing 101

What is a hook?

• Something to use at the end of my essay.

• Something I use in my introductory paragraph to get the reader's attention.

• The first sentence of the first body paragraph.

• The last sentence of the introductory paragraph that tells the reader what they will be reading about.

What do I need to include in my introduction?

• The title of the essay.

• The date.

• A hook and a thesis statement.

• A joke.

What are the words that make your writing flow better called?

• Transition words

• verbs

• nouns

• capitalized letters

What is a topic sentence?

• a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• The last sentence in a paragraph.

• a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.

• A sentence that ends the essay.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

List the phases of the writing process.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

What do I need to include in my conclusion?

• -transition word

  -Restate thesis

  -Connect your topic to bigger picture

• - get your reader interested

  -state what you are writing about

• -facts

  -details

  -evidence

• title

  date

  author's name

What does "elaborate" mean?

• to finish a task

• to work hard

• to have fun

• to give more details

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What should NOT be included in a summary?

• Opinions

• facts

• main ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Scientists are astonished by the new discovery.

What does the word astonished mean as it is used in the sentence above?

• misunderstood

• confused

• disappointed

• surprised

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does contrast mean?

• similarity

• difference

• darkness

• fun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C