Writing strategies Organising writing T.1 Put the sentences in order T.2 Order items from most general to most specific T.3 Organise information by main idea Topic sentences U.1 Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs U.2 Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs Writer’s purpose V.1 Choose the text that matches the writer’s purpose Linking words W.1 Identify time-order words W.2 Use time-order words W.3 Use coordinating conjunctions W.4 Use subordinating conjunctions W.5 Choose the best transition Opinion writing X.1 Distinguish facts from opinions X.2 Identify an author’s statement of opinion X.3 Choose reasons to support an opinion X.4 Complete the opinion passage with an example X.5 Complete the opinion passage with a reason X.6 Complete the opinion-reason-example table Descriptive details Y.1 Add descriptive details to sentences Y.2 Show character emotions and traits Y.3 Revise the sentence using a stronger verb