Writing and Grammar

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Easier - Writing is the act of putting letters, symbols, numbers, or words on paper or a computer screen. Writing is used to express and explain ideas.

Harder - Writing is the expression of language in the form of letters, symbols, or words. The primary purpose of writing is communication. People have used many tools for writing including paint, pencils, pens, typewriters, and computers. The writing can be formed on the wall of a cave, a piece of paper, or a computer screen. The writing process includes prewriting, composing, revising, editing, and publishing. There are many kinds of writing such as expository, narrative, descriptive, imaginative, and persuasive. Literature is a type of writing that includes poetry, novels, plays, and short stories.

Regardless of the language, writing has many rules including grammar, spelling, and punctuation. People use many tools to assist in their writing such as dictionaries and thesaurus.

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Middle School Writing Activities

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Reasons for Writing---Understanding Writing (PPT 34 KB)
The Plan Writing Strategies (PDF 60 KB)
Finding Your Focus (PPT 48 KB)
The Writing Process
The Paragraph (PPT 36 KB)
Discusses the parts of the paragraph and how they relate to a topic sentence.
Rhetorical Strategies (PPT 53 KB)
Items that influence your writing
Sentence Clarity (PPT 1.45 MB)
Writing clear, expressive sentences
Parallallism (PDF 31 KB)
Editing (DOCX 27 KB)

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Mrs. Russo, 7th & 8th History and Social Studies
Greece Christian School
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Rochester
New York 14612

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