Writing Flashcards
Writing Conference
an individual meeting with students to discuss their drafts to assist them rewrite before submitting a final output and let the teacher assess student knowledge and adapt instruction as appropriate
Listening Vocabulary
words a listener can recognize when heard
Mentor Text
Books or other pieces of writing that are used to teach literacy more than once during the school year for different reasons
Sensory Details
Sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste descriptions
The aroma of roasted chicken burst out of the oven and drifted temptingly towards my nostrils.
Autonomy
Ability of a kid to self-manage or self-motivate
Reader’s Response Journal
a journal in which students record their initial responses to their reading
Students read a portion of the text and then recorded their thoughts in a Reader’s Response Journal before discussing with classmates.
Intrinsically Motivated
students draw their motivation from the learning process itself
Author’s Purpose
The author’s intention for writing. Could be persuasive, narrative, expository, or informative. Organization and style choices should reflect the purpose for writing.
Writing Process - Publishing
The final step in the writing process where the writer ensures the neatness and understanding of the final product
Relatedness
A student’s connection to others
Writing Process - Revising
Reviewing the draft and making necessary corrections for sentence usage, organization, coherence, and audience
Speaking Vocabulary
all the words known and used by a person in speech
Task
the writing assignment
Annotate
making notes in a text and questioning unfamiliar ideas while reading something new
Writing Process - Drafting
The second step in the writing process where the writer brings together similar ideas and organizes them into paragraphs
Dialogue Tag
followed or preceded by a comma or punctuation mark, with quotation marks around the quotation
Writing Process
The steps a writer goes through to compose a finished, polished text.
Writing Feedback
comments and assessments given to students to improve their writing
Argumentative Writing
writing meant to persuade the reader to agree with the conclusions of the author
Competence
A student’s desire to perform
Journaling
a literacy development strategy in which students write personal reflections
Descriptive Writing
Used to create detailed descriptions of people, places, and things. Descriptive writing also develops the mood and atmosphere of the text.
Writing Vocabulary
all the words known and used by a person in writing
Writing Process - Editing
Reviewing the draft for corrections in grammar, mechanics, and spelling
Writing Process - Prewriting
The first step in the writing process when the writer decides on a central idea/topic for writing and formulates a thesis or main idea statement
Extrinsic / External Motivation
the motive for the activity comes from outside the individual
