______ are what the writer brainstorms and are the heart of the message.

1. Essential Knowledge Survey ______ are what the writer brainstorms and are the heart of the message. ideas

2. Details that are clear and specific that paint a picture in your mind are___ ___. showing details

3. Your______ is who or what you are as you write. role

4. An _____ is to whom you are writing. audience

5. The_____ is the organization, plan, style or arrangement of a writing piece. format

6. What the prompt is asking you to write about is the ________. topic

7. The word that helps you express the purpose of the of your paper, such as inform, persuade or express, is the _____ _____. strong verb

8. The ________ is the reason why the piece is written. purpose

9. An _____ paper gives information about a topic. informative

10. A ______ paper tries to convince the reader that the writer’s point of view is the correct one . persuasive

11. An ______ paper shows the readers personality, creativity and emotions. expressive

12. Details that are factual/true are___ ___. accurate details

13. The ________ of a piece is the internal structure of the piece. organization

14. The rate at which the writer introduces new ideas to the reader is the _____ of the writing. pacing

15. _______ is the order in which your main ideas or events are placed. sequencing

16. Words that are used to connect main ideas are called______. transitions

17. The paragraph that grabs the reader’s attention and provides the thesis statement is the ______. introduction

18. The last part of a writing piece that sums up the main points and restates the thesis is the ______. conclusion

19. The attention grabbing first few sentences of an introduction is called the_____. lead

20. The _____ of a piece is the personal tone and flavor of the authors message. voice

21. When writing urges or calls you forth to do something, it is _______. compelling

22. If something is ______ it is attracts and holds your attention. engaging

23. Someone who is eager and/or serious is ________. earnest

24. If the language in a sentence has a steady rhythm and flow, it has______ ______. sentence fluency

25. The vocabulary a writer chooses to convey meaning is _____ _____. word choice

26. When a word is ______ it is highly accurate in meaning. precise

27. To _______ is to make something more clear and understandable. clarify

28. _______ are the mechanical correctness of a paper. conventions

29. When using numbers in writing, numbers ___ to ___ would be in word form. 1-100

30. Conversation is referred to as _______. dialogue

31. ________always requires punctuation (comma, explanation point, question mark, or period) at the end, within the quotation. dialogue

32. ______ are two or more words that sound alike but have different spellings and different meanings. homophones

33. A ______ is a shortened form of two words. contraction

34. An____ is a punctuation mark used to form the possessive case of nouns and some pronouns. apostrophe

35. To form a contraction, use an ______ to show where letters or numerals have been omitted. apostrophe

36. A _____ is generally used to separate words or groups of words so that the meaning of the sentence is clear. comma

37. Place a ____ between items and names in a series (except when referring to color or age.) comma

38. Use a ____ to separate two or more adjectives preceding a noun. comma

39. Use a _____ before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet). comma

40. Use a ____ to set off a mild exclamation such as well or oh at the beginning of a sentence. comma

41. Use a ____ after an introductory phrase or clause. comma

42. Use a ____ after the salutation of a personal letter and after the closing of any letter. comma

43. Use a ____ to set off the words of a direct address. comma

44. Use a ___________ between a list of items, especially after expressions like as follows or the following. comma

45. Use ______ for the first letter in a sentence, proper noun, and for the word I. capitalization

46. ______ is the use of standard marks and signs in writing to separate words into sentences, clauses, and phrases in order to clarify meaning. punctuation

47. A ____ is a word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing or an idea. noun

48. A ____ ____ is made up of two or more words used together as a single noun. compound noun

49. A ____ _____ names any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas. common noun

50. A ____ ____ names a particular/specific person, place, thing or idea. proper noun