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| a short piece of fiction that contais some, but perhaps not all of he ollowingeements: plot,etting, chracter development, dialogue theme and point of view |
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| nonfiction, real-world writing that is written from a more informed writer to a less informed audience |
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| a form of persuasive writing that develops the writer's opinion about a timely subject and uses appropriate support strategies to make clear what readers should believe or do |
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| a form of writing appropriate for publication in a newspaper or magazine that focuses on providing readers with new information or a new perspecive on old informatio |
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| persuasive writing in appropriate letter format that communicates what the reader should do or believe about a relevant topic |
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| a form of dramatic fiction focusing on a conflict or problem in which one character speaks out loud to another person witout interruptin |
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| writers use of logical relevant details to support the purpose of writing |
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| the writers effective use of closure to end a piece of writing in a satisfying way |
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| a word or phrase that establishes smooth and logical connections between ideas or paragraphs |
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| personal writing that reflects on the relationship of the writer with a person, place, animal or thing |
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| a specific person or reader for whom a piece of writing is intended |
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| nonfiction,first-person writing |
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| personal writing that focuses on the significance of a central idea or insight in the writers life |
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| the authors reason for writing |
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| the main point or idea of the writer |
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| a writers use of a persons exact words to communicate thoughts or feelins |
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| a feature of writing such as spelling punctuation or capitilizaton |
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| form of dramatic fiction focusing on the development of a conflict or problem between two or more characters |
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| appropriateness of attitude toward the subject based on the writers purpose; writers attitude |
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| feature of writing that conveys the writers personality |
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| a composition in verse form; does not have to rhyme |
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| proofreadig or checking for and correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, capitilization, grammar and usage |
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| a form of personal writing that focuses on one event in the writers life and reflects on the significance of that event |
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