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English 7

English 7. 1 st Semester Cheat Sheet. Vocabulary. forage turmoil skirmish pitched intense agitator constitute gaudy garrison sloth vile. retaliate canter sedition depreciation fusillade pondering vanguard rations escort. The Writing Process. thinking. Prewriting.

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English 7

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  1. English 7 1st Semester Cheat Sheet

  2. Vocabulary • forage • turmoil • skirmish • pitched • intense • agitator • constitute • gaudy • garrison • sloth • vile • retaliate • canter • sedition • depreciation • fusillade • pondering • vanguard • rations • escort

  3. The Writing Process

  4. thinking Prewriting • Outlining Exploring Discussing Reading Drawing Pictures List Making Mind-Mapping Researching

  5. Review and REvise Review Revise • Read your draft out loud while you watch for inconsistencies or other issues that need to be addressed. • Have a trusted friend read your draft for you. Tell them to be honest about questions they have or problems they see with your text. (This is also called “peer review.”) • Rewrite your draft if you need to. • Go back to the prewriting stage if necessary. • Reorganize your ideas if needed. • Revise sections that seem out of place or don’t make sense. • Make adjustments so your writing is as clear as possible. This is ONE STEP, and it should be repeated as many times as are necessary until you are satisfied with your draft.

  6. Assess and Edit Mark it up. Fix it. • spelling • grammatical errors • punctuation • complete sentences • body paragraphs • introduction and conclusion

  7. Publishing Formatting Readability • Correct format (MLA) • Necessary information (name, teacher, class, date) • Title (centered) • Readable font size and style • Paper? Email? Both? Other? • Clean and neat • All other documents or artifacts are included • Turned in according to publisher’s requirements.

  8. The Six Traits Plus one • 1. Ideas • 2. Organization • 3. Voice • 4. Word Choice • 5. Sentence Fluency • 6. Conventions • + 1 Presentation

  9. Ideas • Ideas include what the writer is trying to say. This section also includes thoughts and strong support for each of the thoughts. • Ideas are the content of the essay. • Ideas are the content of the essay.

  10. Organization • Organization is how your essay is put together. • It should include an inviting introduction, thoughtful transitions, logical sequencing, controlled pacing, and a satisfying conclusion

  11. Word Choice • Can you see the writing in your mind? • Do the words “pop” out of the page? • Are they specific and precise? • Does the writing help you to understand the piece? • If so, the writer has used appropriate words.

  12. Presentation (+1) • Presentation is what your final product looks like. • This category includes the layout of the text. • It might also include things like font, type style, pictures, tables, graphs, and cover page. • Sometimes it includes handwriting and pictures.

  13. How they work together The Writing Process Six Traits plus one • 1. Ideas • 2. Organization • 3. Voice • 4. Word Choice • 5. Sentence Fluency • 6. Conventions • + 1 Presentation

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