September
26
Writing Trait # 6 – Conventions
We received our essays back in class today. Now it is time to look at the writing trait of conventions. Conventions includes:
Capitalization
Punctuation
Grammar
Paragraphing
Spelling
We were given a lengthy packet to add to the writing section of our English binders covering a variety of these topics. It will be a great reference for when we are writing or editing work we have written.
We also began putting commonly confused words into our W-R’s notebook. The last page of the notebook is a Usage page. We added the following five word groups to the Usage page.
- two – to – too = two is a number, to means toward, too means also, much, or very
- their – there – they’re = their shows possession, there is a place, they’re is a contraction for they are
- its – it’s = its shows possession, it’s is a contraction for it is
- accept – except = accept means to receive, except means to leave out
- than – then = than is a comparison, then is a description of sequencing or time
Our root word today was mania, which means obsessive, excessive or madness. Example words for mania include, manic, kleptomania, and egomaniac.