Traits of Good Writing checklist
____ Do I have an attention-grabbing opening?
____ Did I state the topic and my opinion?
____ Did I provide at least four reasons to support my opinion?
____ Did I use examples and details to explain my reasons?
____ Are all my paragraphs focused on one idea?
____ Do I have clear *transitions?
____ Did I remember to *show, don’t tell?
____ Did I use reasonable language to express my ideas?
____Did I use *precise and expressive words? (avoiding use of these words: this, thing, them, that, they, he, she, you, I)
____ Do I have a strong *closing?
____ Is my essay organized logically?
____ Is my essay in the correct format?
____ Did I address the correct audience?
____ Did I use the correct conventions?
Friday, March 8, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Week of 3/4
This week we will be working on our tech project binders. Your rough draft is due Friday. Please continue to diligently work in your binders. During class I will circulate to help you with transitional phrases, proper citation, and the STEPS method of writing body paragraphs.
Please go to the MLA links under the Class Resources section of my blog so you can explore information about proper parenthetical citation.
Your only homework is to work on your projects.
Here are some tips for using transitional phrases
Great Transitions
Transitions are like bridges between your ideas—they help your readers move from one
idea to the next. Here are some transition words and phrases you may wish to use in
your essay. Keep in mind that they can be used at the beginning of a sentence or within
a sentence.
If you are adding information or showing similarity between ideas:
• additionally • in addition • as well as • besides • also • another • so too • likewise
• furthermore • first of all/secondly/thirdly • to begin with • finally
If you are showing that one idea is different from another:
• however • but • even though • despite • although • in contrast • still • in spite of
• on the one hand/on the other hand • some people say/other people say • regardless
• yet
If you are showing that something is an example of what you just stated:
• for example • to illustrate • this can be seen • for instance • namely • specifically
If you want to show cause and effect:
• as a result • consequently
If you want to add emphasis:
• in fact • of course • so • eventually • truly! • even • indeed
• it follows that! • therefore
This week we will be working on our tech project binders. Your rough draft is due Friday. Please continue to diligently work in your binders. During class I will circulate to help you with transitional phrases, proper citation, and the STEPS method of writing body paragraphs.
Please go to the MLA links under the Class Resources section of my blog so you can explore information about proper parenthetical citation.
Your only homework is to work on your projects.
Here are some tips for using transitional phrases
Great Transitions
Transitions are like bridges between your ideas—they help your readers move from one
idea to the next. Here are some transition words and phrases you may wish to use in
your essay. Keep in mind that they can be used at the beginning of a sentence or within
a sentence.
If you are adding information or showing similarity between ideas:
• additionally • in addition • as well as • besides • also • another • so too • likewise
• furthermore • first of all/secondly/thirdly • to begin with • finally
If you are showing that one idea is different from another:
• however • but • even though • despite • although • in contrast • still • in spite of
• on the one hand/on the other hand • some people say/other people say • regardless
• yet
If you are showing that something is an example of what you just stated:
• for example • to illustrate • this can be seen • for instance • namely • specifically
If you want to show cause and effect:
• as a result • consequently
If you want to add emphasis:
• in fact • of course • so • eventually • truly! • even • indeed
• it follows that! • therefore
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