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Writing Guide

Writing Guide. Flip Book. Weak Verbs. Am Are Be Had Has Have Is Was W ere. Any verb ending in - ing Seems Said Look Feels Sounds Smells. Transitions. To Introduce a Reason: To begin with Initially In addition Most importantly To Explain/Clarify a Reason: To clarify

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Writing Guide

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  1. Writing Guide Flip Book

  2. Weak Verbs • Am • Are • Be • Had • Has • Have • Is • Was • Were • Any verb ending in -ing • Seems • Said • Look • Feels • Sounds • Smells

  3. Transitions • To Introduce a Reason: • To begin with • Initially • In addition • Most importantly • To Explain/Clarify a Reason: • To clarify • In other words • By this I mean • Furthermore • To Show Examples: • For example • To show examples • Specifically • As an example • For instance

  4. Transitions Cont. • General: • To Conclude • However • As a result • Similarly • Equally Important • Certainly • Therefore • To Summarize

  5. Text-Based Evidence Terms • The boy was melancholy BECAUSE his dog ran away. • Sally loved the ocean. FOR INSTANCE, she moved to a house overlooking the ocean. • Henry loves whales. FOR EXAMPLE, he often spends hours reading about them.

  6. Continued • ACCORDING TO THE TEXT, an anemometer measures the speed of the wind. • The force of the wind is very strong. I know this because THE AUTHOR STATED that the wind could shatter a window.

  7. CONTINUED • FROM THE READING I KNOW THAT Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. • IT STATED ON PAGE ______ that hurricanes are very destructive and may have their names retired.

  8. Precise Language

  9. Support and Elaboration • Explanation • By this I mean • This means that • In other words • To clarify • Example • For example • For instance • An example of • To exemplify • Literal description • Nouns, adjectives, verbs • Figurative description • Simile, metaphor, idiom, hyperbole

  10. Personal experience • I, me, we, us • Another’s experience • He, she, they, them • Compare and Contrast • Compared to • But • Cause and Effect • As a result • because

  11. Effective Beginnings • Prompt: Everyone should know how to read. • Rhetorical Question: How many times today have you used your ability to read? • Present a Startling Fact: A growing number of adults in the United States do not know how to read. • Quote a Respected Source: According to President Obama, every child must learn how to read.

  12. Beginnings Cont. • Use a Literary Device: Reading is the pathway to worlds beyond our own. • Make a General Statement: It is nearly impossible to go through life without using your reading skills. • Pose a Challenging Question: Would you be willing to devote some of your time to teaching an adult to read?

  13. Let’s Practice! • Effective Beginnings • Prompt: Everyone has someone to look up to or a hero to them. • Rhetorical Question- • Present a Startling Fact- • Quote a Respected Source- • Use a Literary Device • Make a General Statement • Pose a Challenging Question

  14. Closing Paragraphs • Echo the Introduction: This brings the reader full-circle. • Ex; If you begin with a scenario, you can end with the same scenario.

  15. Closings Cont. • Challenge the Reader: Issue a challenge to your reader in an effort to help them redirect the information and apply it to their own lives. • Ex; Think about how you will respond when you get your next jury summons. What kind of citizen will you choose to be?

  16. Closings Cont. • Looking to the Future: Emphasize the importance of your piece and help the reader apply new information in a global context. • Ex; Littering is a significant problem for all of us. One day, our parks will be overrun with trash and our children will have nowhere to play.

  17. Closings cont. • Posing Questions: help your reader gain a new perspective on the topic, brings main ideas together to create a new meaning. • Ex; If fewer adults know how to read, how will this impact the workplace in coming years? What will be the effect on our children, as these adults are their role models? Can you imagine the state of our nation 20 years from now if this doesn’t change?

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