1. Pre-writing strategies
the “noun palette”
the “5-minute plan”
II. Sentence frames
III. RxEdit and RxRevise

2. “Don’t walk ahead of me. I may not follow. Don’t walk in front of me
“Don’t walk ahead of me. I may not follow. Don’t walk in front of me. I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
What is the best way to maintain a strong friendship?

4. My Noun Palette Proper Nouns: Concrete Nouns: Abstract Nouns:
-tion,-sion,-ism,-ence, -ance,
-ness, -ment, -itude

5. Morphology Kit -ment -ness -ation, sion -ity -ism -hood -itude -ence
This “Morphology Kit”
is a great way to
expand vocabulary
because most
of the words
created by
these suffixes
express abstract
ideas.
Morphology Kit
Noun-Making Suffixes
Verb-Making Suffixes
Adjective-making suffixes
-ment
-ness
-ation, sion
-ity
-ism
-hood
-itude
-ence
-ance
-ide
-ate
-ify
-ize
-acious,icious -y
-ous, ious
-ant
-able, ible
-er; est
Adverb-making suffix:
-ly 5

6. My Noun Palette Proper Nouns: Concrete Nouns: Abstract Nouns:
Lisa, Mindy
Florida
Teri, Terri, Memrie, Jen
Great Barrington, MA
Broadway, NYC
My Noun Palette
Proper Nouns:
Concrete Nouns:
house
coffee
phone
calendar
restaurant
museum
theatre
car
hands
eyes
smile
mah jong tiles
books
Abstract Nouns:
-tion,-sion,-ism,-ence, -ance,
-ness, -ment, -itude
acceptance
patience
compatibility
loyalty
sincerity
attitude
maintenance

7. “Don’t walk ahead of me. I may not follow. Don’t walk in front of me
“Don’t walk ahead of me. I may not follow. Don’t walk in front of me. I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
What is the best way to maintain a strong friendship?
maintaining a friendship requires a certain amount of sacrifice (of time)
taking the time to spend quality time
accepting quirks and qualities that we don’t like but not to the extent that we are
damaging our own feelings about ourselves
resisting the temptation to reduce the relationship to FB postings
not over-expecting
listening, listening, listening!!
taking risks by sharing personal failings, weaknesses, troubles
compartmentalizing: certain friends for certain activities
showing genuine interest; remembering that which the friend thinks is important to
remember
One way: time

8. A newspaper columnist once wrote: “Maturity has more to do
with what types of experiences you’ve had, and what you’ve
learned from them, and less to do with how many birthdays
you’ve celebrated.”
Is it necessary to have lived a certain number of years to
be considered mature? PP
Maturity is behavior
that shows admirable
traits including self-control,
courtesy, and evidence of
having learned from experience.

9. They Say; I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
W.W. Norton and Co.

10. Use these frames to establish the importance of this topic:
______________ is important because__________________.
We should care about______________because if_____________,
then_________________________.
Ultimately, what is at stake here is____________________________.
My discussion of _________________ addresses the
larger matter of _____________________.

11. RxEdit
RxRevise

12. Brady
The definition of a friend is “a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
What maintains a strong friendship? Well first you need to build
trust so you and your friend can tell each other anything. And then theres Where you wouldn’t want to have a friend that copies you, you want a friend that goes with his or hers flow or as some may say.
In a strong friendship theres no lying, and theres the friend you need with an amazing personality.
Also you can’t have that friend with an ego you want someone that has the biggest heart for other and not to where they care mainly about themselves because then that causes conflict in the relationship. A true friend is someone that supports everything you do and doesn’t judge you on your decision or thought.
I think this is the definition of true friendship.

13. Ema
Maintaining a friendship is hardwork, but it’s worth
keeping. You have to give it your all to keep the bond strong. There may be conflicts every once in a while and while take some time, patch it between friends.
True friendship is where the other person knows how you act and will sometimes say you’re terrible. Whereas, an acquaintance would say that’s so sweet of you. A true friend wouldn’t talk about you behind your back.
“Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Don’t walk kn front of me, I may not follow Just walk beside me and be my friend.”

14. Carson
Do you have a best friend? Do you have y’all can stay friends for a very long time? For me both those answers are Yes. Best friends
will have ups and downs. Just because ya’ll are best friends
doesn’t mean they will be no fighting. But that’s why yall’ are
best friends cause y'all can be through these moments and hug it out.
Communication is the key towards a better relationship. If you and your best friends really are best friends y'all should know everything about each other. Y'all should know each other
background and what they had to have through.
Me and my best friend Carlow we are like really close. I’d take
a bullet for him. No matter what means him are always there
for eachother. We did a lot of things I can’t explain but I know
we had a good time I wish I can go back and push rewind.

15. 6. Techniques for Developing an Essay
1. Set up a working definition of a key term.

16. 7 Techniques for Developing an Essay
2. Include a quotation and explain how it is relevant to
your point.
“The author means that friendship is like walking on a
path because…”
“The author means that maturity cannot be measured
by age because…”

17. 6. Techniques for Developing an Essay
3. Give an example from your own life or
observations. (Tell a little story.)

18. 6. Techniques for Developing an Essay
4. Make a judgment: Do you think the quotation
is true? Why?
The quotation comports with my experience because
when I…,
The quotation comports with my beliefs because I
believe (in/that) …

19. 6. Techniques for Developing an Essay
5. Compare the key concept to something associated with it.
“A friend is different from an acquaintance because a friend…”
“Maturity is different from age because maturity…”

20. 6. Techniques for Developing an Essay
5. Cause and effect: If…, then…
If you want to have a true friend,
then you have to be one yourself.
If you think everything in life comes easily,
then you are not mature.