Writing Process

thesis statement

a concise summary of the main idea of the paper. -begin along the lines of "This paper will be about," or "I'm going to discuss..."

Which of the following is the best example of expository writing?

a research report

Essay

a short piece of writing on a particular subject

Memorandum

a written message in business or diplomacy

Report

an account given on a particular subject in the form of an official document

Editorial

an article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue

double entry journal

an exercise that asks the student to write some quotations from a book being read for class on the left side of a journal page while writing the response to the quotations on the right side of the journal page

Which of the following describes the author's purpose in writing an argumentative essay?

convince the reader to adopt a perspective

expository essay

explains how to do something -Ex: fix a smart phone

Which list below includes the steps in the writing process, in the correct order?

planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing

Recursive

repeated application of a process, such as writing

narrative

tells a story

Explicit Teaching

the process of teaching by communicating clear expectations and giving specific feedback to students

writing process

the steps that a writer goes through to compose a finished text: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.

Publishing

when the final product is written or printed on a word processor and the writing is clearly understood.

expository text

will center around a concept or idea, established by a thesis statement and supported with evidence

narrative text

will communicate its main idea by describing a specific event or experience.

to practice the drafting, which activity would be applicable?

Write for five minutes about a teacher-designated topic without worrying about structure or grammar.