English - Writing Review
Dependent clause
(also called a subordinate clause) contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought
Five Domains Of the Writing Rubric
1. Focus 2. Content 3. Organization 4. Style 5. Convertions
Major Parts of an Essay
1. Heading (upper right hand corner) *(12-font; Times New Roman; double spaced) 2. Introductory Paragraph 3. Supporting Paragraph(s) 4. Concluding Paragraph
Three Major Forms of Writing
1. Narrative 2. Informational (Expository) 3. Persuasive
What are the steps in the Writing Process?
1. Prewriting 2. Writing 3. Revising 4. Editing 5. Publishing
Two parts of a sentence
1. Subject 2. Predicate
Research
Credible sources are...ones that are trustworthy and can be verified. • Examples: secure websites, encyclopedias, interviews, newspapers • Non-examples: non-secure websites (Wikipedia), propaganda, rumor, blogs Paraphrasing: incorporating the ideas from a source into one's own words
Content
Developing ideas through clear supporting evidence
Focus
Following the same controlling point throughtout an essay
Editing
• Check for correctness in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar • Prepare a neat, final draft
Writing
• Compose a first draft using the prewriting plan as a guide
Prewriting
• Explore possible topics • Collect facts and details • Organize the information collected • Plan how to used gathered information
Introductory Paragraph
• Grabs the reader's interest • Includes a thesis statement: the main idea of the essay • Previews details that support the essay • Includes a transition of some kind to next paragraph
Heading (upper right hand corner)
• Name • Due date • Class period • Title of assignment
Supporting Paragraph(s)
• Provides specific details that develop the thesis • Examples: facts, statistics, quotes, etc.
Revising
• Review the draft for clarity, word choice, and sentence variety • Have another person review the draft and offer suggestions
Publishing
• Share your finished product with an audience
Concluding Paragraph
• Summarizes the main idea of the essay • Does not introduce new information • Is usually the shortest paragraph of the essay
Formal Writing should not include
• The use of "I" or "You" • Slang or abbreviations • Contractions
Persuasive
• purpose is to defend/support your position on an important issue • can include facts and details • can include personal opinion (but should not be the author's sole basis of argument) • examples can include editorials, speeches, essays
Narrative
• purpose is to entertain, tell a story, or part of one's life • can include elements of story point of view: the perspective from which it is told • can include narration and/or dialogue • examples include novels, short stories, plays, poems
Informational (Expository)
• purpose is to share information • can include facts and details • does not include personal opinion • examples include essays, articles, letters, instructions
Rambling Sentences
a sentence that connects too many ideas with the word "and"
Wordy Sentences
a sentence that uses unnecessary words that creates repetition
Subject/Verb Agreement
a singular subject needs a singular verb and a plural subject needs a plural verb
Fragments
incomplete thoughts, they may be missing a subject, a predicate, or both
Misplaced Modifiers
when a descriptive phrase in improperly placed in a sentence and appears to describe the wrong word or idea
Subject
who or what is doing something
Run-ons
putting two or more sentences together (comma splice: putting two sentences together with only a comma)
Predicate
tells what the subject is doing or something about the subject
Organization
Presenting the supporting details in a specific order
Conventions
Properly using grammar, mechanics, and spelling
Five kinds of sentence problems
Run-ons, Rambling Sentences, Wordy Sentences, Misplaced Modifiers, and Subject/Verb Agreement
Style
The author's choice and use of words in a piece of writing (consider the audience)
