What do good writers do?

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What do good writers do?

• Learning to be a good writer is not easy. It is
  something that you will be learning your whole
  life. Dont be afraid to take risks in your
  writing.

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Brainstorms are organizes their ideas

• Write down your ideas.
• Key words only.
• Use different planners.

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Starts with a topic sentence.

• A topic sentence tells the reader what your
  writing is all about.

I love my new bicycle.
I had a great time in Florida.
My pet dog is very hard to take care of.
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Uses proper grammar rules.

• Indent every paragraph.
• Uses CUPS.
• Remember all the grammar rules.
• I had a great time in Florida. We went
  to Crystal River and swam with the manatees. We
  had to put on wet suites and face masks.

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Uses a variety of words (Word choice)

• Big-huge/massive/enormous
• Nice-kind/warm/thoughtful
• Sequence words- first/second/after/before/meanwhil
  e
• Adjective-The cat ran up the tree to get away
  from the dog.
• The gray, fluffy cat dashed up the tall tree to
  escape the hungry, drooling dog.

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Asks a friend what do you think about what I
wrote?

• Share your writing with a friend or family
  member. Ask their advice on how you can make it
  better.
• Dont be afraid on constructive criticism.

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Uses the Writing Process

• Prewriting (Brainstorming)
• Drafting
• Revising (Editing)
• Proofreading
• Publishing

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Reads, Reads, Reads

• Read many different books and authors. Think
  about how they write how their writing sounds.
• Reading something may make you want to write
  about it.

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Writes different types of writing.

• Narrative Writing
• Expository Writing
• Descriptive Writing.
• Persuasive Writing.
• Poetry Writing.

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Writes their thoughts down almost every day and
writes about the world around them.

• Keep a journal at home or at school. Write
  whatever you want in it.
• Like riding a bike, writing takes practice.
• Write about your experiences.

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Never says Im finished.

• You can always make your writing better.
• Leave it alone for a while.
• Come back to it later.