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Writing review
Funn
15
English
9th Grade
11/19/2009

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Prewriting
Definition
all the thinking and planning you do before you write.
a.develop ideas
b.organize ideas
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Drafting
Definition
putting it in sentences and paragraphs, double spaced
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Revising
Definition
resee
a.content
b.mechanics
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Publishing/Presenting
Definition
last looking over
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Transitions
Definition
Words that are used to show that you are moving on to something else or comparing two things
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Paragraph
Definition
a group of sentences all about the same thing
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Topic Sentence
Definition
one sentence, first sentence, tells you what the paragraph is about
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Summary Sentence
Definition
gives your opinion, or talks about the future
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Thesis
Definition
what you are trying to prove
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Hook
Definition
draws the reader in and gets their attention
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Conclusion
Definition
To understand the important parts of what you have written
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Support
Definition
Using evidence to test your ideas
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TS-8X-SS
Definition
Topic sentence, 8 examples, and summary sentence
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H-TH
(3)TS-3X-SS
RTH-STS-C
Definition
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Homophones
Definition
Words that are spelled differently and have different meanings but are said the same way
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