OLD Writing: Writing a Paragraph

rewrite to write again with changes

After the teacher corrects the paragraphs, the students rewrite them.

share to give an electronic copy to other people by email or posting

After they rewrite, the students share their writing online.

organize to put in order

After writing her ideas, Marcial needs to organize the ideas.

make changes to correct mistakes or write different words

If Karin sees spelling mistakes, she will make changes to her writing.

main idea the most important idea of a paragraph

Lastri's main idea was his country.

pre-writing writing ideas before writing sentences or a paragraph

Nery likes pre-writing so she can think of her ideas before she starts writing.

conclusion the end of a paragraph or other writing

Nyala wrote a conclusion at the end of her paragraph.

supporting idea an idea that explains the main idea of a paragraph

One supporting idea that Amina used was the capital city of her country.

indent to make a space before the first sentence in a paragraph

Remember to indent the first sentence of your paragraph.

write to make letters, words, or sentences with a pen, pencil, or computer

The students write their names on their papers.

proofread to read your writing and look for mistakes

Vasily likes to proofread his writing before giving it to the teacher.

title the name of a paragraph or other writing

Zaira wrote her title at the top of the page.