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SWA Eng 1 Midterm #3 - (8) Writing (9) Organizational Patterns (10) Research

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what you will be writing about   Topic  
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a sentence in the introductory paragraph that expresses the main idea and main points of the essay   Thesis  
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a sentence that identifies what the paragraph is about   Topic Sentence  
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Another way to say Topic Sentence   Main Idea  
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The specific examples in the body of the paragraph that prove/support the topic sentence or main idea   Supporting Sentences  
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sentences that generally are off-topic and do not directly relate to the topic sentence or main idea   Irrelevant  
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The first stage of the writing process   Prewrite  
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The second stage of the writing process   Draft  
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The third stage of the writing process   Revise  
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The fourth stage of the writing process   Edit  
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The last stage of the writing process   Publish  
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List the four modes of writing   Expressive, Persuasive, Expository, Narrative  
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communicates the writer's feelings and reactions to the world   Expressive writing  
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tries to influence the reader's actions and/or attitudes   Persuasive writing  
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used to inform teh reader about some objective subject   Expository writing  
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tells a story about an experience or event   Narrative writing  
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words that help your paper flow more smoothly from one point to the next   Transitions  
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the pattern used to explain the order things occur   Chronological  
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the pattern used to explain similarities and differences   Compare - Contrast  
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the pattern used to explain how one event leads to another   Cause - Effect  
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the pattern used to explain an issue and show how it can be fixed   Problem - Solution  
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the pattern used to explain a main idea and support it with details and examples   Main Idea  
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a statement that can be verified to be true   Fact  
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a statement that is based on what someone believes to be true   Opinion  
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books or websites that you gather information from to create a research paper   Sources  
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Information that is determined to be accurate   Reliable  
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An author that is determined to be knoweldgeable and trustworthy to be giving information on the topic   Credible  
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Two of the more reliable websites have a URL that ends with . ___ and . ___   .org .edu  
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Websites that are not credible tend to have a URL that ends with either . ___ or . ___   .com .net  
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A secure website will have this letter at the end of http   s (https://)  
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URL   The web address  
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The person or group that builds a website is known as the ____   creator  
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These shoule be specific and narrow   Research topics  
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When doing a research paper, these cards include facts that you will use to write your paper.   Note Cards  
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When doing a research paper, these cards include the author's name, title of book/magazine, city of publication, year of publication   Source Cards  
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This is the page at the end of your research paper that lists every source you used to write your paper   Works Cited  
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a person or document that existed at the time of the event   Primary Source  
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information from a source that did not exist at the time of the event   Secondary Source  
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to copy someone's exact words   Quote  
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to rewrite something in your own words   Paraphrase  
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a shortened description that includes only the main idea and important details   Summary  
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when someone expresses an opinion on a topic   Critique  
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