Writing

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Jana Diab

Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................3 Oh, Choose Your Writing..............................................................................................3 Practice, Practice, Practice ...........................................................................................3 Wow, Types of Writing.................................................................................................3 More Writing ...............................................................................................................4 Wow, So Many Choices ................................................................................................4 Stop Signals .................................................................................................................4 How Do I Start?............................................................................................................5 Glossary .......................................................................................................................6

Introduction

Shikka shikka shikka… wow, did you hear that? That was an eraser erasing a sentence. Do you want to learn about catchy starts and details in your writing? What about punctuation, word choice, topics, and how to practice? Oh, there is one more thing that will make you jump around like a monkey on a trampoline ‐ types of writing! Do you want to learn about these things? Well, get your eraser and erase your way into this magical book.

Oh, Choose Your Writing

Oh, I am choosing my writing. Fantastic! I can write about thousands of different topics. Let your imagination begin and choose any topic in the universe. Wow, do you know what topic means? It means it is a subject you write about. You can pick your writing. For example, I might write about people who are spies and I can write about dancers, clumsy people, or people getting in trouble. I could write about people that are good or bad. Some people like to write about weather and singers.

The world is full of ideas – just pick one!

Practice, Practice, Practice

Every day you have to start practicing writing. Wow, I want to practice writing! Practice. Keep on practicing. Practice all your life. If you practice you will be an author. You are going to have the best handwriting in the world! You will never stop writing… never, ever in your life. Practice, practice, practice. Keep on writing every day. It is the best! Now you know that you have to practice all the time to be the best writer.

Wow, Types of Writing

Do you like funny writing, action, or anything else? So if you do, get a paper and write about something funny, scary, romantic, exciting, or something filled with action. Do you want to learn about funny writing? Funny writing is super funny. You can make people laugh really hard by writing jokes or funny stories. You could write

a romantic story about Cupid who shoots people with love arrows and makes them fall in love. You could write scary stories about monsters, goblins, ghosts, or vampires. You could also write about Bloody Mary, The Exorcist, and Chucky. An exciting story might be about a family traveling to New York and they’re really, really excited because there is a big candy shop that sells chocolates. You can tell an action story where people are shooting and making bombs. You can shock people by the violence. Did you know you can write about things that are romantic or scary or crazy. Writing is so fun. There are those types of writing. Just move your fingers and will say “I want to do it again. I want to do it again!”

More Writing

Why are details important? They help the reader make a picture in his read when he reads. If the writer includes a lot of details in his writing, the reader can make a movie in his head about the story. Making pictures in your head helps you understand the book better and then you can enjoy it. You can brainstorm details before you start writing. Details are important because they help you understand the story.

Wow, So Many Choices

Do you know how to catch a reader’s mind or pull her into a book? You write words that catch the reader’s imagination. You can write words that might scare a person.

You can write peaceful words. You can write words that show action like “Boom!

Boom!” You can write sounds that help the reader get interested in the book. These are all examples of word choice. Word choice means using describing words that can bring the reader into the book. Now you know that you have to use interesting word choice if you want to write a book.

Stop Signals

Periods, exclamations marks, commas, questions marks, and quotation marks are all punctuation. If you want to stop a sentence, you have to put a period at the end of the sentence. If you want your character to scream or say something loud, you put an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence. An exclamation mark shows that your character is excited. A comma is used when you list many people or things.

They make you take a short pause when you read them out loud. If you ask a question, you have to put a question mark at the end of the sentence. If someone is

talking, you put quotation marks around what they said. These are the most common punctuation marks in elementary school.

How Do I Start?

Start your writing with a catchy start. What’s a catch start? A catchy start is at the beginning of your writing and it pulls the reader into the book. You can use sounds, questions, or descriptions. If you don’t have a catchy start, the reader won’t be interested and will just put the book away. If you do have a catchy start, the reader will keep reading the book to the end and fall in love with the book. So, that’s why you always have to put a catchy start at the beginning of your story.

Glossary

Catchy starts: it means that you write something that grabs the attention of the reader at the beginning of the story.

Punctuation: is a mark in sentences. For example, commas, periods, exclamation points, and question marks are all types of punctuation.

Word choice: when you catch the readers mind with interesting words so they keep reading.

Details:

Practice:

Types of writing: