1st Semester Cheat SheetENGLISH 1

• impromptu • gluttonous • adept • wince • inscrutable • feint • pseudonym • rhetoric • inextricably • warmonger • incognito • acquiescenc

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• oust • sullen• tumult• insubstantial• potent • chafed • chasm• megalomania• wretched• paltry• ineptitude• atrophied

VOCABULARY

• xenophobia 

• genocide• hegemony• desiccated• magnanimo

us• vertigo • regale• labyrinth• autonomy• corroborate• fastidious

THE WRITING PROCESS

Prewriting

Draft

Review and Revise

Assess and Edit

Evaluate and Publish

PREWRITINGOutlining

Mind-Mapping

List Making

Drawing Pictures

Reading

Exploring

Discussing

Researching

thinking

• Read your draft out loud while you watch for inconsistencies or other issues that need to be addressed.

• Have a trusted friend read your draft for you. Tell them to be honest about questions they have or problems they see with your text. (This is also called “peer review.”)

• Rewrite your draft if you need to.

• Go back to the prewriting stage if necessary.

• Reorganize your ideas if needed.

• Revise sections that seem out of place or don’t make sense.

• Make adjustments so your writing is as clear as possible.

Review Revise

REVIEW AND REVISE

This is ONE STEP, and it should be repeated as many times as are necessary until you are

satisfied with your draft.

• spelling• grammatical errors• punctuation• complete sentences• body paragraphs• introduction and

conclusion

Mark it up. Fix it.

ASSESS AND EDIT

• Correct format (MLA)• Necessary information

(name, teacher, class, date)

• Title (centered)• Readable font size and

style• Paper? Email? Both?

Other?

• Clean and neat• All other documents or

artifacts are included• Turned in according to

publisher’s requirements.

Formatting Readability

PUBLISHING

1. Ideas2. Organization3. Voice4. Word Choice5. Sentence Fluency6. Conventions + 1 Presentation

THE SIX TRAITS PLUS ONE

• Ideas include what the writer is trying to say. This section also includes thoughts and strong support for each of the thoughts.

• Ideas are the content of the essay.

• Ideas are the content of the essay.

IDEAS

• Organization is how your essay is put together.

• It should include an inviting introduction, thoughtful transitions, logical sequencing, controlled pacing, and a satisfying conclusion

ORGANIZATION

• Can you see the writing in your mind?

• Do the words “pop” out of the page?

• Are they specific and precise?

• Does the writing help you to understand the piece?

• If so, the writer has used appropriate words.

WORD CHOICE

• Presentation is what your final product looks like.

• This category includes the layout of the text.

• It might also include things like font, type style, pictures, tables, graphs, and cover page.

• Sometimes it includes handwriting and pictures.

PRESENTATION (+1)

The Writing Process Six Traits plus one

HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER

Prewriting

Draft

Review and Revise

Assess and Edit

Evaluate and Publish

1. Ideas2. Organization3. Voice4. Word Choice5. Sentence Fluency6. Conventions + 1 Presentation