1. I NTRO TO W RITING 6 Traits / Writing Process / Quirky Rules

2. T HE W RITING P ROCESS Prewriting Writing Revising Editing Publishing

3. P REWRITING Select a topic Gather ideas Organize details Decide your purpose Form = Audience + Purpose

4. W RITING First draft Get ideas on paper Make sure to have: Beginning Middle End

5. R EVISING Set draft aside Review your draft Is it interesting? Does it make sense? Did I leave anything out? Have another person read it

6. E DITING Check for: Punctuation Capitalization Spelling Grammar Prepare a final copy

7. P UBLISHING Share with your classmates, teacher, friends, and family Portfolio Submit it to a newspaper, website, etc.

8. 6 T RAITS OF W RITING Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions

9. I DEAS Purpose Why are you writing? Audience Who will read it? Form Letter Essay Persuasive, Narrative, etc. Brainstorm

10. O RGANIZATION Framework Transitions Graphic Organizer

11. V OICE Confident Enthusiastic Entertaining

12. W ORD C HOICE Tone Verbs Adjectives Adverbs

13. S ENTENCE F LUENCY How does each sentence start? # of words in a sentence Transition words Simple, Complex, Compound sentences Read it aloud

14. C ONVENTIONS Punctuation Capitalization Spelling Grammar

15. Q UIRKY R ULES Write out all Numbers 100 = one hundred 2,532 = two thousand five hundred and thirty-two Write out all Contractions Can’t = cannot I’m = I am Unique / Original / Creative Title The Hunger Games Katniss’ Fight for Life 6-8 Sentences per Paragraph

16. E SSAY STRUCTURE Introduction Hook – question/quote/statistic/fact/interesting thought What is the essay about? Thesis – last sentence of first paragraph Body 1 Details / Evidence / Commentary Body 2 Details / Evidence / Commentary Body 3 Details / Evidence / Commentary Conclusion Restate Thesis Summarize the Essay

17. P ARAGRAPH S TRUCTURE Topic Sentence – what the paragraph is about Lead-In & Detail – quote / evidence / paraphrase Commentary Lead-In & Detail - quote / evidence / paraphrase Commentary Lead-In & Detail – quote / evidence / paraphrase Commentary Transition / Concluding Sentence

18. T HESIS The road map to your essay!! LAST sentence of your introduction paragraph Responds to the writing prompt Write a persuasive essay about the sky. A complete sentence One main idea A statement that can be argued – your opinion (WITHOUT “I think”) The sky is blue. The sky is bluest in the summer.