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Today Mrs. Sapp and Ms. Clawson will be teaching together. Hello . Without talking to anyone … . List as many VERBS as you can think of (give it a try—don’t worry if you’re not sure!). WORD CHOICE. applying strong verbs. The TRAITS OF WRITING. CONVENTIONS. IDEAS. ARE.
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Today Mrs. Sapp and Ms. Clawson will be teaching together Hello Without talking to anyone… List as many VERBS as you can think of (give it a try—don’t worry if you’re not sure!)
WORD CHOICE applying strong verbs
The TRAITS OF WRITING CONVENTIONS IDEAS ARE SENTENCE FLUENCY ORGANIZATION including VOICE Finding a Topic including WORD CHOICE Creating a Lead including Establishing a Tone including Applying Strong Verbs
“Roll Over Beethoven” “Unwritten”
Think About: • Have I used action words? • Did I stretch to get a better word—scurry rather than run? • Do my verbs give my writing punch and pizzazz? • Did I avoid is, am, are, was, were, be, being, and been whenever I could?
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