Writing

Question 1

Writing Conference

Answer 1

an individual meeting with students to discuss their drafts to assist them rewrite before submitting a final output and let the teacher assess student knowledge and adapt instruction as appropriate

Question 2

Listening Vocabulary

Answer 2

words a listener can recognize when heard

Question 3

Mentor Text

Answer 3

Books or other pieces of writing that are used to teach literacy more than once during the school year for different reasons

Question 4

Sensory Details

Answer 4

Sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste descriptions

The aroma of roasted chicken burst out of the oven and drifted temptingly towards my nostrils.

Question 5

Autonomy

Answer 5

Ability of a kid to self-manage or self-motivate

Question 6

Reader’s Response Journal

Answer 6

a journal in which students record their initial responses to their reading

Students read a portion of the text and then recorded their thoughts in a Reader’s Response Journal before discussing with classmates.

Question 7

Intrinsically Motivated

Answer 7

students draw their motivation from the learning process itself

Question 8

Author’s Purpose

Answer 8

The author’s intention for writing. Could be persuasive, narrative, expository, or informative. Organization and style choices should reflect the purpose for writing.

Question 9

Writing Process - Publishing

Answer 9

The final step in the writing process where the writer ensures the neatness and understanding of the final product

Question 10

Relatedness

Answer 10

A student’s connection to others

Question 11

Writing Process - Revising

Answer 11

Reviewing the draft and making necessary corrections for sentence usage, organization, coherence, and audience

Question 12

Speaking Vocabulary

Answer 12

all the words known and used by a person in speech

Question 13

Task

Answer 13

the writing assignment

Question 14

Annotate

Answer 14

making notes in a text and questioning unfamiliar ideas while reading something new

Question 15

Writing Process - Drafting

Answer 15

The second step in the writing process where the writer brings together similar ideas and organizes them into paragraphs

Question 16

Dialogue Tag

Answer 16

followed or preceded by a comma or punctuation mark, with quotation marks around the quotation

Question 17

Writing Process

Answer 17

The steps a writer goes through to compose a finished, polished text.

Question 18

Writing Feedback

Answer 18

comments and assessments given to students to improve their writing

Question 19

Argumentative Writing

Answer 19

writing meant to persuade the reader to agree with the conclusions of the author

Question 20

Competence

Answer 20

A student’s desire to perform

Question 21

Journaling

Answer 21

a literacy development strategy in which students write personal reflections

Question 22

Descriptive Writing

Answer 22

Used to create detailed descriptions of people, places, and things. Descriptive writing also develops the mood and atmosphere of the text.

Question 23

Writing Vocabulary

Answer 23

all the words known and used by a person in writing

Question 24

Writing Process - Editing

Answer 24

Reviewing the draft for corrections in grammar, mechanics, and spelling

Question 25

Writing Process - Prewriting

Answer 25

The first step in the writing process when the writer decides on a central idea/topic for writing and formulates a thesis or main idea statement

Question 26

Extrinsic / External Motivation

Answer 26

the motive for the activity comes from outside the individual