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29 Cards in this Set
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informative explanation writing
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text written to explain or convey information about a specific topic
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formatting on informative explanation text
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heading, graphics, charts and tables, multimedia
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narrative writing
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text written to develop a real or imagined experience or event
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Dialogue
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using the speech of characters as a narrative technique in order to develop experience, events, and or characters
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pacing
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using the flow of the story as a narrative technique in order to develop experience, events, and characters
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description
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using description writing as a narrative technique this can include the use of figurative language vivid vocabulary imagery etc
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persuasive writing
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text written for the purpose of expressing an opinion and trying to convince the reader that this opinion is correct by using emotional appeals and propaganda
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argumentative writing
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text written for the purpose of expressing a position and providing a claim by using logical appeals facts evidence warrants backing and rebuttal s
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opposing claim
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the counteragrumentivw to a claim that should be acknowledged and refutes in a piece of argumentative writing
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friendly letter
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a letter to a friend or relative that can use conversational English
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business letter
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a professional letter that must use standered English and includes specific parts such as the heading inside address solution body and closing
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domain of writing
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areas writing is judged or assessed including focus development organizations voice and language conventions
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organizations
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one of the domains of writing that includes beginnings middle and end paragraphs transitions flow of ideas
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transitions
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words phrases or clauses used to convey sequence or signal shifts from one time frame to another or from one setting to another
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development
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one of the domains of writing that includes supporting your main idea with details or evidence
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voice
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one of the domains of writing that includes sentences variety simple or compound
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conventions
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one of the four domains of writing that includes spelling grammar decapitation punctuation
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introduction
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a paragraph that introduces a piece of writing by hooking the reader attention
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concludes
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a paragraph that concludes a piece of writing by either reflecting on a narrative or supporting in for mation
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claim |
in an and argumentative a claim is the writers position on an issue or promblem |
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Claim |
In an argument, a claim is the writers position on an issue or promblen |
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Theies claim |
A lengthy sentence that is the controlling idea or main proppsition that a writer attemps to support in a piece of writing the theis stament concludes the writers claim and the reason supporting the claim |
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Eviedence based term |
A term used to introduce a piece of eviedence such as for example the author states or based on the reserch |
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In text citation |
used with a direct quotation and includes paraenthesis the authors last name and the page or line number the information was found on |
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Redundancy |
When writing sounds repetive or overused |
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Chronical order |
The arrangement of events by their order of occurance this type of organization is usallaly used in fictional narratives historical writing biographes and autobiographes |
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Supporting detail |
A fact example or piece of evidence that backs up your main idea |
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Prewrite |
A stage in the writing process that involves planning out writing by brainstorming ideas and using a graphic organizer |
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Rough draft |
A stage in the writing process that involves writing a first draft |