| Writing Style Checklist
Each Writing Style Checklist consists of questions that require students to look critically at their writing. The questions relate to the information presented in the Style section of the unit. There is a checklist for most units in each of the levels of NorthStar: Focus on Reading and Writing.
Students should use the checklists in the editing or rewriting process.
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| Unit
1: |
My Time in a Bottle |
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| Style: |
Elements of Autobiographical Writing |
| Unit
2: |
A Bridge across the Generations |
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| Style: |
Introductory Paragraphs and Thesis Statements |
| Unit
3: |
The Road to Success |
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| Style: |
Paragraph Development—Supporting a Topic Sentence with Illustration and Conclusion |
| Unit
4: |
Water, Water Everywhere . . . |
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| Style: |
Cause-and-Effect Essays |
| Unit
5: |
What Is Lost in Translation? |
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| Style: |
Comparison and Contrast Essays |
| Unit
6: |
The Landscape of Faith |
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| Style: |
Writing a Definition Essay |
| Unit
7: |
Managing a Career |
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| Style: |
Cover Letters and Resumés |
| Unit
8: |
When the Soldier Is a Woman |
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| Style: |
Paragraph Development—Writing a Summary |
| Unit
9: |
The Cellist of Sarajevo |
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| Style: |
Using
Descriptive Language |
| Unit
10: |
The Right to Read |
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| Style: |
Argumentative Essays |