2 What are the characteristics of “good writing”? What are the characteristics of “good writing”?
3 All good writing must have the following: FOCUS The topic or subject is clear, appropriate, and maintained throughout the paper.
4 All good writing must have the following: ORGANIZATION The writing has a clear beginning, middle, and end. The details are important and relevant to the main idea.
5 All good writing must have the following: SUPPORT AND ELABORATION The writing has enough details to convince the reader.
6 All good writing must have the following: STYLE The essay/letter is written to the correct audience. The words are appropriate and the sentences are well written.
7 All good writing must have the following: CONVENTIONS The writing has appropriate sentence formation, mechanics, and grammar. Standard verbs, pronouns, and grammar has been used correctly.
8 How can I write well? How can I write well?
9 Follow the Process!!!! Step 1- Brainstorm Step 2- Pre-write Step 3- Rough Draft Step 4- Edit Step 5- Revise Step 6- Final Draft (1)Create a word bank and use the 5WHow? Strategy.* (2) Create an outline. (3) Write your paper. (4) Check for spelling and punctuation errors. Pass your paper to a friend to check for problems. (5) Correct your paper. (6) Type the final copy of your paper. *Ask yourself Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How? To create ideas for your paper!
10 What does a good paper look like? What does a good paper look like?
11 A good paper has 3 major parts!! Introduction: In this paragraph you should state the topic or why you are writing. You can also introduce your main ideas. Body: This section has 1 or more paragraphs. Each paragraph contains a main idea/topic sentence and details to support them. Conclusion: This is the last paragraph and it summarizes the paper.
12 What are the types of writing? What are the types of writing?
13 There are three major types of writing!!! Narrative: This type of writing is used to entertain the reader. Example: Funny essay. Persuasive: This type of writing is used to convince a reader to agree with the writer. Example - Advertisement. Expository: This type of writing is used to explain something or provide information. Example – News story, research paper.