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Writing def

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