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Gen. Writing Terms

Mrs Crain ela quiz words

TermDefinition
Syntax The way in which a sentence is structured.
Review/Edit Read draft in different orders, check for spelling, punctuation, and grammar mistakes.
Conversational Dialect of spoken languages, syntax, vernacular, slang.
Clincher sentence The last sentence of the paragraph that connects the supporting details to the topic sentence and brings the paragraph to a close.
Form The format used to publish the writing.
Audience Person or group the writing piece is intended for.
Voice The diction and syntax a writer chooses to represent his or her thoughts/ perspective on a given topic.
Informal Not intended to be evaluated; sometimes not intended to be read.
Verse Structuring writing in stanza; traditionally done in poetry and song.
prewriting Collecting ideas on graphic organizers, lists, Observations.
Connotation The implied meaning or intention of a term; an idea or feeling that a word invokes.
Code shifting Moving between languages to speak and write for the intended audience.
Supporting sentences Gives specific details that support the main idea.
Fact A thing that is known to be indisputable- it has occurred , it has an actual existence.
Revise Tighten the syntax of the sentence; add details, reorganize.
opinion A view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
Topic Subject matter and focus of the writing piece.
Draft Write out the topic in the paragraph with an organized strategy.
Style The arrangement of sentences, phrases, words and punctuation for a particular purpose in writing.
Formal Intended to be evaluated by someone who expects academic or businesslike argument and presentation.
Fluency The way individual words sound together in a sentence.
Prose Writing that uses traditional paragraph formation such as essays, narratives, expository and persuasive writing.
Diction Word choice and style for a particular purpose.
Denotation The literal or primary meaning of a word, the words dictionary definition.
Topic sentence Where the main idea is represented in a paragraph.
publish How your writing piece gets to its audience.
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