Writing process - pre-writing - brainstorming - structure of a paragraph review

Supporting sentences

These sentences talk about or explain the topic sentence. They give details and examples.

Concluding sentence

Final sentence in a paragraph, repeats the main idea or give comment on the topic

What are the three methods of brainstorming?

Listing, Freewriting, and Mapping

Topic sentence

Main idea in a paragraph, usually first sentence in the text.

What are the three parts of a paragraph?

Topic sentence, supporting sentences, concluding sentence

Listing

When you make a list of ideas related to the topic

Mapping

When you write and circle the main topic, then you connect it to other ideas in circle with lines

Freewriting

When you write as much as you can about the topic, without looking at grammar.

Essay

a group of paragraphs, usually includes at least 3 paragraphs: introduction, main body paragraph and conclusion

Paragraph

a group of sentences about a single topic, usually 5-10 sentences long

What the first thing you should do before writing?

choose a topic

What are the 6 steps of the writing process?

choose a topic, gather ideas, organize ideas, write, proof read, make final corrections.