https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/Recent content in First Writing on Teddy Rook Bookhttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpghttps://teddyrookbook.com/img/share.jpgHugoenhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/what-is-a-sentence/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/what-is-a-sentence/A sentence tells a whole idea: it names who or what, and tells what happens. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/word-order/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/word-order/The words of a sentence go in an order that makes sense: usually who or what first, then what happens. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/capital-start/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/capital-start/The first word of every sentence begins with a capital letter. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/telling-sentences/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/telling-sentences/A telling sentence tells something. It ends with a period. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/asking-sentences/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/asking-sentences/An asking sentence asks something. It ends with a question mark. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/exclamations/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/exclamations/An exclamation shows strong feeling, like surprise, joy or fear. It ends with an exclamation point. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/commands/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/commands/A command tells someone to do something: “Please shut the door.” It usually ends with a period. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/choose-end-mark/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/choose-end-mark/Read the whole sentence. Does it tell, ask or show strong feeling? Then choose the period, question mark or exclamation point. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/nouns/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/nouns/A noun names a person, a place, an animal or a thing: Grandma, park, puppy, cup. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/plural-nouns/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/plural-nouns/Add -s to most nouns to mean more than one: cats. Add -es after s, x, sh, ch and z: buses, boxes, dishes. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/verbs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/verbs/A verb tells what someone or something does: run, eat, sing, sleep, think. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/past-present-future/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/past-present-future/Verbs show when something happens: yesterday I walked, today I walk, tomorrow I will walk. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/is-are-was-were/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/is-are-was-were/Use is and was with one; use are and were with more than one, and with you. A verb matches its noun: he hops, we hop. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/pronouns/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/pronouns/Pronouns like I, he, she, it, we and they take the place of nouns, so we don’t say the same name again and again. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/adjectives/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/adjectives/Adjectives describe nouns: what color, what size, what shape, how many, and how something looks, sounds or feels. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/five-senses/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/five-senses/Sense words tell how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes and feels: shiny, crunchy, sweet, soft, loud. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/expand-sentences/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/expand-sentences/Add describing words and where or when words to a plain sentence: “The dog ran.” → “The little brown dog ran to the lake.” First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/capital-i/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/capital-i/When you write about yourself, the word I is always a capital letter. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/capital-names/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/capital-names/Names of people and pets begin with capital letters: Sam, Grandma Rose, Dr. Bell, Biscuit. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/days-months/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/days-months/Days of the week, months and holidays begin with capital letters: Monday, May, Thanksgiving. Seasons do not: spring, summer. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/capital-places/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/capital-places/The name of one special place begins with capitals: Oak Street, Lincoln Park, Texas, the Pacific Ocean. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/short-vowels/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/short-vowels/In words like cat, bed, pig, hot and bug, one vowel between two consonants usually makes its short sound. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/digraphs/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/digraphs/Two letters can spell one sound: ship, chip, thin, when, and duck at the end of a short word. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/silent-e/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/silent-e/An e at the end of a short word makes the vowel say its name: cap → cape, kit → kite, hop → hope. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/vowel-teams/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/vowel-teams/Two letters together often spell one long vowel sound: rain, play, feet, beach, boat, snow. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/word-endings/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/word-endings/Add endings to show more than one or when: jumps, jumped, jumping. In short words like hop, double the last letter: hopped, hopping. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/tricky-words/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/tricky-words/Some common words don’t follow the usual patterns: said, was, of, they, could, because, friend. Learn them by heart. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/join-with-and/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/join-with-and/Use and to join two short sentences that go together: “I have a cat, and she is gray.” First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/join-with-but/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/join-with-but/Use but to join two ideas that are different, or when the second one is a surprise: “I like snow, but my dog does not.” First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/because-so/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/because-so/Because gives a reason. So tells what happened as a result: “I was cold, so I put on a coat.” First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/commas-in-lists/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/commas-in-lists/Put commas between three or more things in a list: “We packed apples, grapes, and cheese.” First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/who-what-where/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/who-what-where/A good sentence about a picture tells who is in it, what they are doing, and where. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/match-picture/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/match-picture/Choose the sentence that tells what the picture really shows. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/stay-on-topic/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/stay-on-topic/All the sentences about one picture or one idea should be about that idea. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/name-the-topic/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/name-the-topic/Start with a sentence that names your topic, give some facts, and finish with a sentence that wraps up. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/letter-parts/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/letter-parts/A friendly letter has a date, a greeting, a body, a closing and a signature. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/greeting-closing/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/greeting-closing/Start with a greeting like “Dear Grandma,” and end with a closing like “Love,” each with a comma. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/thank-you-note/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/thank-you-note/Thank the person, say what you liked about the gift or the kind thing they did, and sign your name. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/beginning-middle-end/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/beginning-middle-end/A story has a beginning (who and where), a middle (what happens) and an end (how it works out). First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/time-words/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/time-words/Time words like first, next, then, after that and last help a reader follow the order. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/characters-setting/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/characters-setting/The characters are who the story is about. The setting is where and when it happens. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/problem-solution/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/problem-solution/Many stories have a problem in the middle and a fix at the end. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/how-to/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/how-to/Tell how to do something, with every step in order, so a reader could follow it. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/opinion/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/opinion/An opinion says what you think and gives a reason: “I think dogs are the best pets because they love to play.” First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/check-your-work/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/check-your-work/Read your writing back. Check capital letters, spaces between words, end marks, and words spelled the best you can. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladderhttps://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/fix-it/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://teddyrookbook.com/writing/first-writing/fix-it/Find and fix every mistake in a sentence: a missing capital, a missing end mark, a wrong word. First Writing · Writing & Grammar Ladder