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Writing Terms and Parts of a Book

QuestionAnswer
Body main part in a piece of writing
Journal daily records of events
Personal narratives story about ones life
Descriptive writing writing that describes a person place or thing
Expository writing writing that informs or explains
Persuasive writing writing that convinces or persuades
Supporting detail details that support the main idea
Central details main focus of the story
Coherence Ideas that flow smoothly and consistently
Essay Short piece of writing
Topic sentence topic sentences in a paragraph
Thesis statement main idea in a whole piece of writing
Plagiarism taking someones work or copying
Transition words that connect words that connect ideas
Slang Informal use of words
Voice authors attitude
Primary source First hand info
Secondary source Second hand info
Objective straight forward facts
Subjective feelings and opinion
Title/Copyright pages Page listing publish date
Table of contents A list of chapters
Index an alphabetical list of names
Formulas piece of text at the bottom of the page
Bibliography List of books with references
Glossary alphabetical list of terms
Appendix Section of additional matter
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