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5 Writing

Composition

TermDefinition
Audience Who you are writing for.
Draft A version of something written, like an essay, that has or will have more than one version.
Genre A fancy name for books that share a certain style, form or content. There are two main types of reading material: fiction and non-fiction.
Publish The final draft of writing.
Topic The general subject of a paragraph or essay.
Craft The art of writing.
Fiction Narrative writing that involves elements of plot and character created entirely by the author.
Personal Narative Tells a true story about something that happened to you.
Poem A piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their beauty and sound and are carefully arranged, often in short lines which rhyme.
Central Idea The central, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story.
Composition The way a writer structures a piece of writing.
Informational Nonfiction writing, written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic.
Argumentative A text that supports a claim about a debatable topic using evidence as support.
Opinion Essay A formal piece of writing which requires your opinion on a topic.
Correspondence A written form of communication between two parties.
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