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| The way details are organized in writing. |
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| People who read or hear what you have written. |
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| The main part of the writing that comes between the opening and closing ideas. |
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| Freely sharing ideas in groups in order to collect a variety of thoughts on a subject. |
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| A familiar word or phrase that has been used so much that it is no longer a good way of saying something, such as "good as gold", "bright as the sun". |
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| Closing/concluding sentence |
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| The sentence that sums up the main point being made in a paragraph. |
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| A piece of writing similar to an essay. |
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| Writing that helps a reader see a subject clearly with specific details and colorful modifiers. |
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| The kind of language a writer decides to use. In a story about everyday life, a writer may use informal, ordinary language. In a business letter, a writer will probably use formal, proper language. |
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| Checking a piece of writing to make sure it contains complete, smooth-reading sentences; strong, colorful words: and correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. |
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| writing that explains, such as a report or research paper |
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| A special way of describing a subject by comparing it to something else. |
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| The first complete writing about a subject. |
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| The specific part of a subject a writer chooses to concentrate. |
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| The shape of writing -a poem, essay, a novel, a play, and so on. |
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| Writing quickly to discover new ideas. |
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| The rules and guidelines of language that you follow in order to be correct in your writing and speaking. |
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| A daily record of thoughts, feelings, and ideas. |
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| A word or group of words that describes another word or idea. |
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| Telling a story or recalling an experience. |
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| Writing that includes facts, but no opinions or personal feelings. |
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| A series or repetition of words or phrases that are written in the same way. |
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| The angle from which a story is told. |
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| writing that tells a story from the writer's life. |
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| Writing that is meant to change the way a reader thinks or acts. |
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| Planning a writing project. |
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| A way of doing something that involves several steps; the writing process includes prewriting, writing the first draft, revising, editing and proofreading, and publishing |
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| Checking a final draft for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. |
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| Writing or speaking that uses regular sentences. |
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| A word or phrase used in a certain way that gives it a funny twist: The story about rabbits is a real hare raiser. |
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| The main reason for writing a certain piece. |
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| Changing writing to make its meaning clear, usually by adding, cutting, or moving around the ideas and details. |
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| Informal works and phrases used by friends when they talk to each other. "Chill out" and "cool" are slang terms. |
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| The way a writer puts words, phrases and sentences together. |
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| Writing that includes opinions and personal feelings. |
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| Specific details used to develop a subject or bring a story to life. |
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| The central idea or message in a piece of writing. |
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| The specific subject of a piece of writing. |
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| The sentence that contains the main idea of a paragraph. |
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| Words that help tie ideas together in essays, paragraphs, and sentences. |
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| The way a writer expresses ideas. The most effective, believable writing is written in an honest, natural voice. |
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