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Writing Flashcards

1
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What are the four main modes of writing?

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Opinion/argumentative, Informative/explanatory, Descriptive, and Narrative

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Writing that persuades or convinces using support, details, and examples from the text.

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Opinion/argumentative

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Writing that informs, explains, or tells “how to” without using opinions.

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Informative/explanatory

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Writing that describes or helps form a visual picture using sensory details and spatial order.

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Descriptive

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5
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A first-person account that tells a story as it happens using sensory details and chronological order

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Narrative

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Categories of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
Some examples include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, folklore, and drama.

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Genre

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7
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fictional stories that could be true

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realistic fiction

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fictional stories set during a real event or time in history (these stories will have historically accurate events and locations).

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historical fiction

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fictional stories that include monsters, fairies, magic, and/or other fantastical elements.

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fantasy

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text that informs the reader, such as a social science textbook

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informational text

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text that tells the life of another person (the author is not the subject of the book)

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biography

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text that describes one’s own life (the author is the subject of the book)

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autobiography

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writing that takes a position; the main goal is to convince the audience to think or believe something

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persuasive writing

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a short story that includes animals who speak and act like humans. there is usually a moral at the end.

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fable

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a story that showcases gods or goddesses and typically outlines the creation of something

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myth

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a story that may have once been true but is exaggerated, usually about extraordinary human beings

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legend

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a story that has both human and magical creatures in it

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fairy tale

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entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches intended to make an audience laugh

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comedy

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a play dealing with solemn events and having an unhappy ending especially concerning the downfall of the main character

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tragedy

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20
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When should rubrics be given to students in the writing process?

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Before (to convey explicit expectations), During (so students can check their progress), and After (to communicate grades/progress)!

21
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What are the three elements that shape the content in a piece of writing?

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Tone, purpose, and audience.

22
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refers to the overall feeling of the piece of writing. this element conveys a specific attitude toward the audience and the subject.

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tone

23
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refers to the reason for the piece of writing

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purpose

24
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refers to the individuals the writer expects to read the piece of writing

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audience

25
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analyzes two or more items to establish similarities/differences

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compare & contrast

26
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gives information in order of occurrence

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chronological sequence

27
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describes things as they appear

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spatial sequence

28
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gives reason/explanation for events happening as a result of another event

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cause & effect

29
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sets up a problem and outlines a solution

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problem & solution

30
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What are some tools that can help students write clearly and coherently?

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organizers, transitional words, cooperative learning, frameworks, and rubrics

31
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students mapping out what they are going to write first (example: mind maps)

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organization

32
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these words connect parts of a paragraph to one another

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transitional words

33
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some examples of this type of learning include peer reviews, brainstorming sessions, and editing roundtables

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cooperative learning

34
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these formulas allow students to follow a step by step structure and write/plug their information into the pre-established formula to as students build confidence

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frameworks

35
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these assessment tools outline expectations for student writing

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rubrics

36
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when teaching vocabulary it is best to teach in ______ and not just use a dictionary to find word meaning

A

context

37
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what type of writing is appropriate for preliterate to emergent students?

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scribbling/marks intended to communicate with

38
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what type of writing is appropriate for emergent students?

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mock handwriting or wavy scribble
and mock letters

39
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what type of writing is appropriate for transitional students?

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conventional letters, and invented spelling

40
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what type of writing is appropriate for fluent students?

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conventional spelling

41
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in this stage of developing writing skills, children write words using phonemic awareness. the words are not spelled correctly but do resemble the sounds of the words (i.e. wuz versus was).

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invented spelling

42
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what are the stages of the research process (for writing)

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1) identify and develop your topic
2) find background information/research
3) organize information & citations
4) evaluate information & write research question
5) write your draft
6) edit, correct and revise
7) write final draft and cite references

43
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what are some examples of reliable sources?

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published results of research studies/scientific experiments/clinical trials, or proceedings of conferences and meetings

44
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what are some examples of unreliable sources?

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online blogs about a particular topic
chats or discussion forums on the internet
websites from private companies

45
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restating a text, passage, or work to express the meaning in another form

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paraphrasing

46
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passing off the ideas of another as one’s own; using another’s work without crediting the source

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plagiarism

47
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True or false:
You never have to add citations to information you paraphrased

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FALSE

48
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these academic sources are found in databases and are considered credible.

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peer-reviewed journals/articles

49
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digital way of evaluating sources: helpful for a general audience, for background information, evaluating different perspectives on a topic, and for current news events.

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websites

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