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Writing def

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Term
Definition
audience   the people who read a paper  
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coherent   sentences in logical order  
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unity   all sentences are on topic  
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denotation   definition of a word  
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connotation   positive or negative feeling of a word  
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transition   join steps together smoothly  
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concise   as few words as possible  
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fact   a true statement  
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opinion   what someone thinks about a subject  
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clarity   clear; easy to understand  
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topic sentence   states the main idea of the para  
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concluding sentence   sums up what the para is about  
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pre-write   come up with ideas and put them in order  
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draft   write the first copies of a para  
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revise   reword; add, delete, or change words  
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publish   share the paper  
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inquire   ask who, what, when, where, how, and why  
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observe   ask how it smells, tastes, feels, sounds, and looks  
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brainstorm   write down everything you can think of about one subject  
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free-write   write nonstop about any subject  
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cluster   make a chart of your ideas  
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simple sentence   one independent clause  
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compound sentence   two or more independent clauses  
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complex sentence   one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses  
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expository para   tells 'how-to-to' something  
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descriptive para   gives many details  
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narrative para   tells a story  
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persuasive para   tries to convince you of something  
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compare   how two things are alike or different  
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contrast   how two things are different  
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chronological   in order of time  
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spatial   in order according to location  
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cliche'   overused expression  
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redundant   repeating words  
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empty expression   words that add no meaning  
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outline   when you put your information in order according to topics and subtopics  
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edit   when you correct error in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc...  
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sequential   when you put information in order by steps  
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