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name ways teachers can help students write clearly and coherently

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  • organization/graphic organizers
  • transitional words
  • cooperative learning
  • frameworks
  • rubrics
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these assessment tools outline expectations for student writing / outline a set of parameters that help students focus their writing

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rubrics

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the techniques, language, and approaches used in writing to make the writing appealing to the reader

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writer’s craft

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linking/transition words, precise language, figurative language, temporal words, dialogue, and sentence variety are all part of ____’s _____.

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writer’s craft

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these are words that link two ideas and are used to provide sentence variety in writing

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linking words (like: in addition, however, therefore)

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language that clarifies or identifies specific details

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precise language

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using metaphor, imagery, hyperbole, etc. in writing to make the writing interesting

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figurative language

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these are words used to indicate time

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temporal words (i.e., meanwhile, before, after, then, next)

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words used to show a conversation or verbal exchange between characters

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dialogue

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refers to the practice of varying the length and structure of sentences to avoid monotony and provide appropriate emphasis

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sentence variety

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Pieces of literature that both teacher and student can return to and reread for many different purposes. They are texts to be studied and imitated.

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Mentor texts

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stages of the writing process

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1) pre-write
2) drafting
3) peer review
4) revising
5) editing
6) rewriting
7) publishing

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brainstorming, considering purpose and goals for writing, using graphic organizers, connecting ideas, and designing a coherent structure for a writing piece

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pre-writing

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working independently to draft the sentence, essay, or paper

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drafting

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students evaluate each other’s writing in this process

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peer review

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reworking a piece of writing based on structure, tone, and clear connections

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revising

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making changes to writing based on conventions and mechanics

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editing

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incorporating changes as they carefully write or type their final drafts

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rewriting

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producing and disseminating the work in a variety of ways, such as a class book, bulletin board, school newspaper, or website

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publishing

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what are the four main modes of writing?

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1) opinion/argumentative
2) informative/explanatory
3) descriptive
4) narrative

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writing that describes or helps form a visual picture using sensory details and spatial order

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descriptive writing

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a first-person account that tells a story as it happens using sensory details and chronological order

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narrative writing

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point of view impacts the ________ a reader has with the story

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relationship

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POV where the story is told from a character in the story (I, me, she)

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1st person

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POV that puts the reader in the story (you, your)

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2nd person

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POV where the narrator is not in the story (she/he, her/his)

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3rd person

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text structure: analyzes two or more items to establish similarities/differences

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compare and contrast

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text structure: gives information in order of occurrence

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chronological sequence

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text structure: describes things as they appear

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spatial sequence

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text structure: gives reason/explanation for occurrences and describes what results

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cause and effect

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text structure: sets up a problem and outlines a solution

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problem and solution

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text structure: descriptive details about characteristics, actions, etc.

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description

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what three elements shape the content in a piece of writing?

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tone, purpose, audience

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this refers to the overall feeling of the piece of writing

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tone

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this refers to the reason for the piece of writing (i.e. is it to entertain, explain, persuade, etc,)

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purpose

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this refers to the individual(s) expected to read the writer’s work

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audience

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T or F: writing is a linear process

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F: the writing process is flexible and recursive

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tools used to convey expectations and criteria of an assignment-
they provide an explicit breakdown of the elements used to grade a students’ writing and provide teachers with a framework to implement specific and meaningful feedback

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rubrics

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when should rubrics be given to students?

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before writing to convey explicit expectations
during writing so students can check their progress
& after writing to communicate grades/progress

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person, place, or thing

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noun

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replaces a noun

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pronoun

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action words

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verbs

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describes nouns

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adjective

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modifies verbs or adjectives

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adverb

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word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word (often shows location)

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preposition

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words that join clauses or phrases

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conjunction

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words that express emotion

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interjection

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words used to describe actions or states, and they form the main part of the predicate of the sentence

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verbs

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what are the 5 main forms of verbs?

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1) simple/base form
2) third person singular present (s-form)
3) past tense form
4) -ing form
5) past participle form

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the main verb used in the present tense

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simple/base form

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verbs that have -s or -es added to the simple/base form of the verb & these actions are present tense

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third person singular present (s-form)

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the basic past tense of the verb (usually add -ed or just -d)

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past tense form

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a verb ending in -ing and is either a present participle or a gerund

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-ing form

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when the verb is the subject and functions as a noun

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gerund

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used with had or have to form the past perfect tense (like: have drive, had tried, have completed)

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past participle form

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sentence that consists of one independent clause

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simple sentence

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sentence that consists of two independent clauses with a comma in between (comma is followed by a coordinating conjunction like and, but, so)

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compound sentence

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sentence that consists of an independent clause and a dependent clause

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complex sentence

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sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses, and at least one dependent clause

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compound complex sentence

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contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought

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independent clause

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contains a noun and a verb but does not express a complete though

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dependent clause

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the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g., “went home” in Jane went home ).

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predicate

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dependent clauses without the independent clause in a sentence

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fragments

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