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Writing Terms/POAB
Term | Definition |
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Body | The stories text |
Topic Sentence | Main sentence that tells you what the text is about |
Sensory Details | Details using the five senses |
Thesis Statement | Main idea over a whole piece of writing |
Index | Lists pages of a topic in the back of a book |
Appendix | Additional information within a book |
Glossary | A dictionary within a book |
Bibliography | Lists sources used |
Title | Title and Date published |
Footnotes | Extra info at the bottom of a page |
Table of Contents | Outline of a book |
Central Idea | Main Idea |
Coherence | Making ideas or things flow easily or smoothly |
Essay | A short writing on a particular subject |
Jornal | A daily account of events |
Descriptive Writing | Writing that uses lots of detail |
Personal Narrative | Writing about an event or experience that has happen to you |
Plagiarism | Taking someones work and trying to make it your own |
Transitions | Words that move you on from one paragraph to the next |
Persuasive Writing | Writing that convinces |
Expository Writing | Writing that informs/explains |
Supporting Details | Details that support the topic sentence |
Primary Source | First hand information |
Secondary Source | Handed down information |
Slang | Informal words |
Voice | Authors attitude through her writing |
Subjective | Opinions and feelings |
Objective | Straightforward facts |