Basic Writing Skills
Enhance your writing skills with this resource guide covering spelling rules, forming plurals, and engaging spelling games. Practice correcting common spelling errors and sharpen your language proficiency. Get ready to level up your writing abilities with practical exercises and tips presented in an engaging format.
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315: Basic Writing Skills Thursday, February 20, 2025
Spelling Rules i before e except after c Double the final consonant The silent e What to do with y The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 2
Forming Plurals Add s o words Add es f words Salmon salmon Guardians-ad-litem y words pronouns The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 3
Spelling Game Each table will receive five pieces of blank paper. Five sentences will be displayed, each containing a spelling error. Using the Basic Writing Skills Resource Guide, identify and correct the spelling error. The first table to display the correct spelling, wins a point. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 4
Spelling Game: Question #1 When I arrived at the house, Mrs. Thomas seemed to be panicing over some milk that Charlie had spilled. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 5
Spelling Game: Question #2 When faced with a difficult case decision, I always consult one of my collegues. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 6
Spelling Game: Question #3 During my conversation with Mr. Moody, I noticed that his speech was slurred and he slipped in and out of conciousness. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 7
Spelling Game: Question #4 Mrs. Jenkins is a fourty year old, single mother of three, who works part time at the grocery store during the week and at a local bar on the weekends. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 8
Spelling Game: Question #5 It can be difficult to gauge the affect of secondary trauma on child welfare professionals. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 9
Fix It Instructions Read assigned sentences Establish the problem and correct the sentence Create a grammar rule, in your own words, explaining the correction of the sentence. Using flipchart paper, present your corrected sentence and grammar rules to the group. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 10
Acronyms/Jargon Do you think everyone knows what SWAN is? Or the CPSL? FSP? PPP? NASW? GPS? Safety Plan? To ensure reader understanding, write out the acronym the first time you use it and put the abbreviation in parenthesis. You can then use the abbreviation throughout the rest of your dictation. If you are using any type of social work jargon, make sure you define the word the first time it is used. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 11
Punctuation Quotation Marks Period Apostrophe Comma Semicolon Hyphens Colon Exclamation Point The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 12
Active vs. Passive Voice Active Passive (subject does the acting) (subject is acted upon) Example: Example: The reports were delivered by the case aide. The case aide delivered the reports. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 13
Active Voice Exceptions When the thing acted upon is more important Example: The hearing was cancelled by Att. Martin. In technical writing, where the results are more important Example: The results of the evaluations were divided into four age groups by our psychologist. When anonymity of the person acting is desired Example:It was reported to CYS that The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 14
Active vs. Passive Sentence Construction Each table will receive two sentence strips. Write one sentence in active voice and one sentence in passive voice Pass your sentence strip to the neighboring table. After you receive your neighbor s sentences, decide which is active and which is passive. Place on the correct flipchart. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 15
Improving Sentence Style Smooth and graceful Complete and mature Correct and appropriate Clear and exact Concise and natural The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 16
Improving Paragraph Construction Keep one idea to one paragraph Transition to new idea = new paragraph To be effective, paragraphs should contain the following: Unity Coherence A topic sentence Adequate development The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 17
Proofing Exercise Instructions Each group will be assigned one of the four proofing examples. Groups will have 15 minutes to work on proofing and rewriting their given example. Don t forget to use the Resource Guide for help. Be prepared to share changes, including why your group made those changes. The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 18
Writing Manuals The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking by John Seely How to Write Clearly and Effectively: A Guide to Everyday Writing in Your Business and Social Life by Frank Howland McCloskey The Essential Writer s Companion: A Concise Guide to Writing Effectively for School, Home, or Office by Houghton Mifflin Company The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 19
Questions? Comments? The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 315: Basic Writing Skills 20
