Writing Vocab 3-5th

Text using facts and details about a given topic is...

• informative text

• opinion text

A fiction story is a

• A true story based on real people

• Imaginary events and people-A made-up story

A______ is a topic to write about

• mechanics

• grammar

• prompt

How the author of the text chooses to put events in order to communicate their written ideas

• organization

• narrative text

• development

The teacher said we need to __________________ our work before we turn it in.

• hook

• details

• edit

What does it mean to brainstorm?

• To come up with different ideas for writing

• To overthink something

What is a central idea?

• the middle of the paper

• the most important point that the writer makes

Where is the conclusion of a paper?

• At the END

• At the BEGINNING

• At the MIDDLE

TRUE or FALSE: You make CORRECTIONS when you REVISE.

• True

• False

Revising is

• changing how the paper looks

• changing how the paper sounds