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Effective Writing Skills for Students

Learn essential writing techniques for crafting persuasive letters, summaries, and compositions. Enhance sentence fluency, organization, and voice for impactful communication.

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Effective Writing Skills for Students

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  1. CRT Bellringers

  2. 4/15 9th lit. • The school board is considering a district-wide dress code. A student is concerned that it might be too strict and limit personal expression. Which type of writing should the student use in a letter to the school board? •   A.  cause/effect •   B.  process •   C.  persuasive •   D.  question/answer

  3. 4/15 9th comp. • Before writing a summary of a passage about Shakespeare, what would a writer need to do? •   A.  Make a graphic organizer to separate the main idea from the details. •   B.  Predict which facts are the most important to use in the summary. •   C.  Think of questions the teacher might ask. •   D.  Determine the format of the article.

  4. 4/16 9th Lit. • The main idea, or thesis statement, is usually found in which part of a composition? •   A.  the conclusion •   B.  the body •   C.  the title •   D.  the introduction

  5. 4/16 9th comp. • A history teacher has assigned students to write a research report about a famous person. The student has a draft with many details, but it is boring. Which writing trait should the student focus on to make the report more interesting? •   A.  conventions •   B.  sentence fluency •   C.  engaging voice •   D.  organization

  6. 4/17 9th lit. • Caleb has written a letter to the city council to persuade them to upgrade and care for a local ballpark. Which of these four sentences would be the most persuasive? •   A.  You need to do this because you are the city council. •   B.  The ballpark is important to my friends and me, and we are counting on you. •   C.  Safety is a public concern, and the ballpark should be made safer. •   D.  I will be upset if you don't take care of the ballpark.

  7. 4/17 9th comp. • Which sentence is written correctly?  • A. Our family gone and took our grandparents to dinner on there anniversary. •  B. Me and my friends studied our history lesson together.  • C. Between you and me, I think the movie could have been more interesting.  • D. After the performance, my parents gave both Amy and I a bouquet of flowers.

  8. 4/18 9th lit. • Which sentence is written correctly? •  A. Between you and I, what he is doing is wrong.  • B. In the book Tuck Everlasting, Winnie should have drunk the water. •  C. Each of the football players have a red and green jersey.  • D. Of the two decisions the last one was better.

  9. 4/18 9th comp. • Which is the most effective method to achieve appropriate sentence fluency? •   A.  Use many simple sentences. •   B.  Use the appropriate voice. •   C.  Use sentence variety. •   D.  Use many descriptive words.

  10. 4/19 9th lit. • Which sentence uses capitalization correctly? •   A.  The president of Birdwatchers Anonymous published a newsletter called Peepers Cheepers in October. •   B.  The President of Birdwatchers anonymous published a Newsletter called Peepers Cheepers in October. •   C.  The president of birdwatchers anonymous published a Newsletter called Peepers Cheepers in October. •   D.  The President of birdwatchers anonymous published a newsletter called Peepers Cheepers in October.

  11. 4/19 9th comp. • Which sentence has all the words spelled correctly? •   A.  The old man dosen't seem to have much energy. •   B.  Alot of old people truely wish they were young again. •   C.  Living forever if you're old isn't all that wonderful. •   D.  They where the last generation to worry about there health.

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