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| Factual or truthful, or closely conforming to an objective standard ascertained through painstaking care or due diligence. |
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| incorrect, wrong - not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; |
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| Acting against or in opposition to your view on a topic |
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| a claim made to offset another claim: Your response to a person's arguments. |
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| A statement essentially arguable but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument is called a claim. |
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| one or more than one syllable or letter added at the beginning or at the end of a root word,to change its meaning.(Prefix/suffix |
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| detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation. |
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| a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g., bad and good ). |
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| taking a position on a debatable topic and attempt to change readers’ minds about it. The more persuasive your argumentative essay, the more likely readers will be to concede your points and grant your conclusion. |
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| a writing piece meant to persuade someone to think the way you do. |
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| a genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; take a side and argue for or against the topic using evidence they have found |
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the person for whom a writer writes, or composer composes.
Example: teacher, peers, the public |
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| the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic. |
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What the author wants you to understand or feel about the topic (the moral or theme)
Example: Everyone is important no matter how small they may be. |
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the perspective from which a story is told
First person, Third person, Second person |
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| Persuade, Inform, or Entertain |
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| a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal way |
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| he action of writing or printing in capital letters or with an initial capital. |
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| the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about |
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| to consider or describe as similar (how are things the same) |
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| to show unlikeness or differences (how things are different) |
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| to bring to an end; finish; terminate: |
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| the last paragraph of an essay. It occurs after the body paragraphs have said what they have to say. |
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| refers to the direct information, facts, data, and specific knowledge offered to describe, explain, or justify something. |
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| a statement that occurs at the END of the introduction, after the background information on the topic. |
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| contains your opinion about the topic. It shows what direction you are going to take in writing about the topic. |
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| defining features of particular literary genres, such as novel, short story, ballad, sonnet, and play. |
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| an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument. |
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| able to be believed; convincing. |
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| a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary. |
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| the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. |
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| Expanding your answer through evidence, explaining, and elaboration. |
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| facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. |
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the addition of more detail giving more details about what has already been said.
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| conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie. |
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| the first version of a piece of writing |
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| prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. |
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| a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue. |
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a short piece of writing on a particular subject
uses multi-pagragraph format- introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion |
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| a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing. |
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| serving to explain something |
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| an article written to be instructive, informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform. |
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| a text that explains a topic more clearly; to inform or instruct the reader |
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| a multiple paragraph text that explains a topic more clearly; to inform or instruct the reader; |
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| is writing that is used is to increase the reader's knowledge, to help the reader better understand a procedure or process |
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“an interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) of an event of earlier occurrence.”
when someone remembers something that happened in the past and the audience is flashed to that memory |
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| the center of interest or activity. |
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| represents the places from where both current and past ideas and thoughts come from around the world |
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| is the study of the way words are used to make sentences. |
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| a title at the head of a page or section of a book. |
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| illustrating. to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation |
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| the act of including or the state of being included. |
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| device used commonly in literature and in daily life where logical deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true. |
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| to put together parts or elements and combine them into a whole |
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| how a person readings and interacts with a piece of writing |
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an explanation of the meaning of another's artistic or creative work;
what you think the author or artist meant based upon what you see and feel |
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the first paragraph,it attracts the attention of readers to the essay and gives them background information about the topic.
Has three elements: The hook
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thesis statement |
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| a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: |
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the main events in a story
ehat moeves the story along |
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| LOGICAL PROGRESSION OF IDEAS |
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| order your paragraphs and evidence in a linear progression through transitions (First, Second, Third, In conclusion) |
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| LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS |
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| Ideas need to flow in an order that makes sense according to the point you are making and/or what you are teaching the audience |
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| is the representation in a person's mind of the physical world outside of that person. |
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| a minimum of five paragraphs (introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion) |
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| Words that have many different meanings depending on their context (homonyms, homophones) |
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| Narrative is a story presented to the listeners or readers in words arranged in a logical sequence. Follows the plot structure. |
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| a remark, statement, or comment based on something one has seen, heard, or noticed. |
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| arrange into a structured whole; order. |
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| a rewording of something written or spoken by someone else |
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| a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause |
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| the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. |
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| he formulation and organization of ideas when preparing to write. |
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| clear and appropriate language |
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| an activity in which someone shows, describes, or explains something to a group; the way in which something is arranged |
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| the marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning |
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| persuade, inform, or entertain |
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| explanatory, argumentative, narrative, informative, opinion |
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| a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker. |
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| REFERENCE/IDENTIFY SOURCES |
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| finding information written that relate to what you are writing/proves your claim/thesis |
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| RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEXTS |
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| how do the text relate to each other-through connecting ideas, feelings, or beliefs |
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| appropriate to the current time, period, or circumstances |
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| RELEVANT SUPPORTING EVIDENCE |
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| concrete facts used to support a claim which are appropriate to the current time, period, or circumstances |
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| Research is work that involves studying something and trying to discover facts about it. |
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| begins with a research problem, an issue someone would like to know more about or a situation that needs to be changed or address |
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the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, ... the act of resolving something
the last part of the plot structure when everything is tied up and all conflicts are resolved |
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| to alter something already written or printed, in order to make corrections, improve, or update |
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| Once you pull off any prefixes or suffixes, the root will be normally at the front or the back of the remaining word. |
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| language that appeals to the 5 senses (touch, taste, sight, smell, hearing) |
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| The order events take place (first, second, third) |
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| reading a text to get the gist, the basic overall idea, rather than concentrating on absorbing all the details. |
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| include information in print, electronic and visual formats such as books. |
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| is a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme. |
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can be defined as the way a writer writes and it is the technique which an individual author uses in his writing.
the word an author choose to create tone and mood |
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| a brief statement or restatement of main points, especially as a conclusion to a work |
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To furnish corroborating evidence or evidence that backs up what you are saying
Example: New facts supported her story. |
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| A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language. |
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The way a text is written
compare/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, pro/con |
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| is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. |
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| is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. |
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| The subject of a speech, essay, thesis, or discourse. |
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| are words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences and paragraphs. |
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| words or phrases that provide a connection between ideas (first, second, or then, next) |
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| to imagine, or to paint a picture of something in your mind, or to make something visible. |
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| a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web. |
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