Writing Unit Study Guide

Study Guide: Writing Unit Assessment

Wednesday, October 2

Format:

Multiple Choice (definitions, purpose, identifying elements and examples of different terms, choosing the correct word that plugs into the sentence)

Writing in paragraphs (story is written, you fill in necessary elements)

Hooks:

·        Definition

·        What’s the point?

·        What are the eight types?

Conclusions:

·        Definition

·        What’s the point?

·        What are the four new styles?

Thesis statement:

·        Where does it go?

·        What does it do?

Commonly Misspelled Words: What are the differences?  When are they used?

·        Good/well

·        To/too/two

·        Its/it’s

·        You’re/your

·        There/there/their

·        Then/than

·        Who/which/that

Transitions:

·        What are some different categories?

·        Can you name a few from each category?

·        What’s the point of a transition?

Parts of Speech:

1) Nouns

a)  Common

b) Proper

c)  Concrete

d) abstract

2) Verbs

a)  Action

b) Linking/state of being

3) Adjectives

Sentences:

·        What is a complete sentence?

·        Independent clause

·        dependent clause

·        Complex sentence

·        Compound sentence

**Check the blog for review games, review videos.**

**Handouts from the writing unit (stored in your writing folder) are all helpful to study.