Test 1 Flashcards
(199 cards)
List the 3 Steps in the writing process
Prewrite
Write (draft)
Revise
What rewriting strategy involves writing in fragments?
Listing
What prewriting strategy involves writing in paragraphs?
Freewriting
What prewriting strategy involves free writing, then finding a special word, phrase, or sentence, then free writing again?
Looping
Free writing on both sides of the argument
Boomerang
Putting information in circles connected by lines
Clustering or mapping
Looking at all angles before deciding the topic
Curbing
Bouncing ideas off another person
Interviewing
Bouncing ideas off yourself
Cross examining
Drawing a picture
Sketching
Assigning characters plot setting etc
Dramatizing
The hook that grabs readers attention
Lead-in
Main idea of an essay
Thesis
List of supporting points for the thesis
Essay map
Main idea of the paragraph
Topic sentence
Sentences that follow the topic sentence
Supporting details
What should the conclusion of an essay provide
Sense of closure
What type of essay tells a story
Narration
Essay draws a picture with words
Description
Essay that gives illustrations
Examples
How to essay
Process analysis
Process analysis essay thats meant to be copied
Directional
Process analysis that is not meant to be copied
Informational
Essay that shows how two things are alike or different
Comparison-contrast