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| What are some examples of pre-writing techniques? |
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| Brainstorm, Freewrite, Outline, Mapping, Tree Diagram |
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| Why are rough drafts important? |
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| because you could made a mistake and it could be corrected on the final draft. |
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| What is the difference between editing and revising? |
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Editing is correcting and rearranging what you already have written on the page.
Revision is actually changing what you are saying. |
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| When do you use proofreading symbols? |
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| on the rough draft to correct before making the final draft. |
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| What is a paragraph? When do you start a new paragraph? |
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| A paragraph is a group of sentences that tell one idea. Any time you begin writing about a new idea, you begin a new paragraph. |
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| How do I write using vivid details and sensory details? Why are these so important to incorporate into my writing? |
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| sensory details are words that describe sights,sounds,smells,touch,taste and vivid details are very descriptive. Using these make the writing more interesting and realistic. |
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| Define a complete sentence. Give an example of. |
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| has a subject,verb,and completes a thought. Ex. Jess is a fast runner |
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| Define an Independent Clause. Give an example of. |
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| has a subject,verb, and is a complete thought. |
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| Define a Compound Sentence. Give an example of. |
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Two simple sentences joined with a comma coordinating conjunction (like , and, OR a semicolon (;)
ex. Tom went to the store, and he bought bread.
Tom went to the store; he bought bread. |
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| Define a Complex sentence. Give an example of. |
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An independent clause & dependent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction.
ex. Wherever he went, Johnny Cucumberseed planted cucumbers. |
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| Define a Indefinite pronouns. Give an example of. |
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| An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to one or more unspecified beings, objects, or places. Indefinite pronouns refer to people in general. " Everyone," " somebody," and " anyone" are examples of indefinite pronoun. |
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| Define Pronoun-antecedent agreement. Give an example of it. |
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| ex. Mary dropped her pencil. Mary is the antecedent and her is the pronoun. They must agree in number and gender. |
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| Define a semicolon. Show it's use in a sentence. |
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| A punctuation mark (;) used to separate parts of a sentence or list and indicate a pause longer than a comma but shorter than a period. Example: It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. |
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| Define a Appositive. Give an example of it in a sentence. |
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A group of words set off by commas that describe the noun before them.
ex. The dog, a friendly mutt, barked. |
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| What is persuasive writing and where do we see examples of persuasive writing. |
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| Writing used to CONVINCE a reader to a certain course of thought or action. Examples can be seen in essays, newspapers and TV commercials. |
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| What is a direct quotation and why do I need to use these when writing to inform? |
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| Exact representation of what someone has said or written that helps make it more interesting. It helps make the writing more believable. |
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| What is a bibliography and why do I need to include this in my informative writing? |
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| List of sources referred to in my piece of writing. So you are not plagiarizing. Reader can know what sources you used so they can do their own research. |
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| How do graphics enhance the message of a written text? |
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| Makes it more interesting. Helps further persuade professionalism. Entices people to read it. |
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| not a complete sentence and has to rely on an independent clause to be a complete sentence. |
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