REWRI

• What are the patterns of development in writing across disciplines?

  Narration, description, definition, cause and effect, problem solution, classification and exemplification, persuasion, comparison and contrast
• What does narration do in writing?

  Relates a story
• What does description use in writing?

  Adjectives and descriptive words
• What is the purpose of definition in writing?

  Giving meaning to a term
• What does cause and effect explain?

  The reason behind an event
• What does comparison and contrast cite?

  Similarities and differences
• What is the aim of persuasion in writing?

  To convince readers
• What does problem-solution discuss?

  An issue and its solution
• What does classification do in writing?

  Sorts subjects into categories
• What is exemplification?

  Providing a specific example
• What is a graphic organizer?

  A visual symbol expressing ideas
• What is the purpose of a graphic organizer?

  To classify different ideas easily
• What are the types of graphic organizers?

  • Basic Outline
  • Venn Diagram
  • Topical Organizer
  • Topic Outline
  • Sentence Outline
• What does a basic outline include?

  A thesis statement or main idea
• What is a Venn diagram used for?

  To compare and contrast elements
• What does a topical organizer allow a writer to do?

  Map out ideas
• What does a topic outline use?

  Phrases only
• What does a sentence outline provide?

  More depth than a topic outline
• What is brainstorming?

  An individual or group activity
• What is the purpose of brainstorming?

  To make solutions to a problem
• What are the 5 strategies of brainstorming?

  • Cubing
  • Free writing
  • Listing
  • Mapping
  • Researching
• What does cubing involve?

  Examining an idea from distinct viewpoints
• What is free writing?

  Working without inhibitions
• What does listing involve in brainstorming?

  Making a list of writing topics
• What is mapping also called?

  Webbing or clustering
• What does mapping involve?

  Writing down ideas and making connections
• What does researching involve in brainstorming?

  Discovering facts by investigation
• What does narration describe?

  What, when, and where something happened
• What is the purpose of transitional devices in narration?

  To present events in sequence
• What are the types of narrative?

  • Narrative History
  • Character Sketch
  • Travelogue
  • Biography
  • Autobiography
• What is narrative history?

  A chronological account of events
• What does a character sketch focus on?

  Traits, behavior, and personality
• What is a travelogue?

  A journey to another place
• What does a biography provide?

  A life story of a subject
• What is an autobiography?

  A written record of the author's life
• What are the elements of narration?

  • Time
  • Character
  • Plot
  • Morality
  • Point of View
• What are the types of point of view?

  • First Person
  • Third Person-Limited
  • Third Person-Omniscient
  • Third Person-Objective
• What is first person point of view?

  The author tells the story
• What does third person-limited point of view mean?

  Narrator knows one character's thoughts
• What does third person-omniscient point of view mean?

  Narrator knows all characters' feelings