The Writing Process Answers

Which activities are part of prewriting? Check all that apply.checking spellingreviewing grammarformatting the documentbrainstorming for ideasreading about the topicoutlining ideas and contentchoosing and narrowing down the topic

Kewan is writing a letter to his grandmother to ask for information on their family history. His voice should be .

Seisha wrote a short story about a talking rabbit for her younger sister. Her voice is probably .

Samuel wrote a blog for friends to learn about coding. His voice is probably .

Which activities should be completed during the drafting process? Check all that apply.formatting the text according to guidelinestransitioning between ideas in a textchecking that grammar and spelling are correctconverting ideas in an outline into sentences and paragraphsdrafting an introduction that conveys what the text will be aboutcomposing the body of a text to include supporting ideas and key details

Historical fiction set in medieval times could have a character refer to a horse as .

Which statements describe traits of academic writing? Check all that apply.It uses precise and formal language. It uses slang and a conversational tone.It provides information and argumentation.It uses neutral language to defend an argument.It acknowledges opposing viewpoints and evidence.It uses emotional language to narrate suspenseful stories.

Which writing mode is used in the passage?

Which characteristics of persuasive writing are found in this text? Check all that apply.

Kirsten is wondering if she has described the steps of an experiment correctly. She asks Keegan to read her draft and see if the text is clear. This is an example of .

What is the best approach to publishing the text to meet her goal?

How can Keegan best revise his ideas in the text?

What are elements of organization in good writing? Check all that apply.varying sentence lengths to maintain readers’ interestincluding a clear introduction, body, and conclusionusing transitions to make connections between ideasusing sensory-rich words to convey ideas effectivelyusing organizational structures such as chronological orderstating main ideas and supporting them with key details

Kenisha is writing an analysis of a play for an English Language Arts class. Her voice should be .

Which sentence fluency errors appear in the passage? Check all that apply.

At what point in the writing process should a writer be most concerned with conventions?

A procedural essay on shoeing a horse would refer to horses as .

Katrina looked up the Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines to format her Works Cited page. This is an example of .

How might errors in conventions affect a writer’s audience?

An evolutionary text on the development of grazing herd animals would refer to horses as.