Research Vocabulary 2 Quiz

The initial create stage of writing, prior to drafting, in which a writer formulates ideas, gathers information, considers ways to organize them.

• Prewriting

• Revision

• Brainstorming

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the center of interest or attention; in writing, the central idea

• Topic Sentence

• Coherence

• Focus

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the basic argument advanced by a speaker or writer who then attempts to prove it; the subject or major argument of a speech or composition

• Focus

• Thesis

• Revision

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

the stage of the writing process in which one considers and improves the meaning and underlying structure of a written draft

• Revision

• Brainstorming

• Editing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the quality of a piece of writing in which the ideas are clearly arranged so a reader can follow the progression from one idea to the next

• Transitions

• Fluency

• Coherence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the act of reading easily, smoothly, and automatically with a rate appropriate for the text, indicating that students understand meaning

• Focus

• Fluency

• Thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

a step in preparing a written work for publication or review that focuses on clarity and correctness: spelling, grammar, sentence structure, etc

• Editing

• Brainstorming

• Prewriting

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a prewriting technique in which students, either alone or in groups, jot down all words or phrases that come to mind on a topic to expand the range of available ideas, to solve a problem, or to clarify a concept

• Fluency

• Transitions

• Brainstorming

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a sentence intended to express the main idea in a paragraph or passage

• Revision

• Thesis

• Topic Sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

words or phrases that help explain relationships between sentences and allow a reader or writer to move from one idea to another

• Topic sentence

• Transitions

• Coherence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D