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Week 1: Choosing a Strong Idea, Convention
Week 1: Choosing a Strong Idea, Convention
Capitalizing Proper Nouns
Capitalizing Proper Nouns
- The best writing begins with a good topic.
- Make your topic as specific as possible.
- Be sure your topic is appropriate for your audience.
- Choose ideas that will achieve your purpose.
- Be sure your topic and ideas suit your purpose and audience.
Week 2: Writing a Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
Week 2: Writing a Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
Convention - Possessive Nouns
Convention - Possessive Nouns
- A good topic sentence clearly states the main idea of the paragraph and is supported by interesting details.
- Make sure all of your details support your main idea.
- Include details that your reader would want to know and that support your main idea.
- State your main idea in a topic sentence. Then provide interesting details that support the main idea.
Week 3: Developing Character, Setting and Plot Ideas
Week 3: Developing Character, Setting and Plot Ideas
Convention: Punctuating Dialogue
Convention: Punctuating Dialogue
- Use vivid sensory details to develop your setting and to make your reader feel as if he or she is there.
- Use dialogue to develop your characters. Make them come alive through what they say and think.
- Develop a strong plot by planning a sequence of events that is detailed and interesting.
- Develop your setting, characters, and plot to make your story interesting and detailed.
Week 4: Elaborating on Ideas and Details
Week 4: Elaborating on Ideas and Details
Convention: Commas between adjectives
Convention: Commas between adjectives
- Good writers elaborate on ideas and details to make their writing clearer and more interesting
- As you write, think about the questions your reader might have, and how you can answer those questions by elaborating more.
- Develop your writing by elaborating on ideas and details
- Make your writing richer by elaborating on ideas and details
Week 5: Maintaining Your Focus
Week 5: Maintaining Your Focus
Convention: Commas in dates and addresses
Convention: Commas in dates and addresses
- Stay focused on your topic so your reader doesn’t get confused.
- Eliminate details that do not support your purpose and main idea. Those details distract your reader.
- When planning your writing, focus only on details that support your topic.
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