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English
7th Grade
12/12/2012

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When do you use chronological order??
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To tell a sory, to explain a process,
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When do you use spatial order??
Definition
describing something, details according to location
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When do you use logical order??
Definition
about info that fits into catergories (often used in paragraphs)
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What transitional words/phrases for??
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connects ideas and tell why and how they are related
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Why do you need to elaborate details
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readers need to get enough info to understand the subject
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Why do we use paragraphs??
Definition
*huge block of uninterrepted text
*helps get the message across
* shows readers hand and walk them through your piece
*makes it easier for readers to get to where you want to take them
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What type of order do you use for Narrative
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Chronological order
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What type of order do you use for descriptive
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spatial order
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What type of order do you use for expository
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logical order
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What type of order do you use for persuavsive
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order of immortance
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When does one start a new paragraph??
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-express a new/different main idea
-you explain an other part of your subject or step in a process
-you provide another kind of supporting for your opinoin
-the settings- time or location- of your piece changes
- a different person or character speaks
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Where is the topic sentence located??
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Miss Tighe's world; beginning of a sentence
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What is the main idea??
Definition
overall point of the paragraph
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What is the importance of the topic sentence??
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-helps you focus on the main idea
-helps readers find the main idea and know what to expect
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What are the 4 types of paragraphs we discussed??
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Narrative, Descriptitive, expository, persuavsive
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How does one choose a type of paragraph??
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depends on your type of writting
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What type of paragraph would you use to entertain
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narrative/descriptive
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What type of paragraph would you use to inform
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expository/narration
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What type of paragraph would you use to influence
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persuausive
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What are supporting sentences??
Definition
details that expand, explain, or prove a paragraph's mains ideas
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What are types of details that can be in supporting sentences??
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sensory details, facts, or examples
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What is the clincher sentence??
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wraps up the paragraph
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What are 3 qualities of a good paragraph
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unity, coherence, & elaborataion
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what are two ways to create coherence??
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arrange detains to make sense & link ideas together with transitional words/phrases
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What are 3 ways to order details??
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chronological, spatial, logical
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Parts of a paragraph are...?
Definition
Main idea, topics sentences, supporting sentences, clincher sentence
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