Review: Writing

What does your writing need?

Focus Is your writing on topic? Tell the reader about a time where you were brave. Convince your parents to allow you to attend a concert. (audience)

Organization Essay= 4 or 5 paragraphs Logical Flow Separate thoughts in each paragraph

Example: Not organized Topic: Favorite Color Paragraph 2: My favorite color is blue because it reminds me of the ocean. Paragraph 3: Another reason why I like blue is when I go to the beach I see the ocean.

Example: Good Organization Topic: Favorite Color Paragraph 2: My favorite color is blue because it reminds me of the ocean. Paragraph 3: Another reason why I like blue is that I wear a lot of blue, such as blue jeans. Blue is a color that, when worn, goes with many other colors.

Support Back up your reasons Give relevant examples, evidence, stories, quotes, and/or statistics to your reasons or details.

Example: no support Why people should eat healthy. Paragraph 2- My second reason people should eat healthy is to avoid getting sick. I don’t like getting sick. When I get sick I have to go to the doctor. I don’t like the doctor because they give shots and medicine that I don’t like. Does this have anything to do with eating healthy?

Example: with support Paragraph 2- My second reason people should eat healthy is to avoid getting sick. Doctors and nutritionist have been saying for years that a healthy diet can lead to a longer life with fewer chances of becoming seriously ill. When you eat nothing but junk food, your body does not get the essential nutrients it needs to keep you healthy.

Conventions Spelling Capitalization Punctuation Subject-Verb Agreement Prepositions Pronoun use