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Biography |
An account of someone's life. |
Bio means self. |
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Autobiography |
An account of a person's life written by that person. |
Auto means self. |
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Essay |
A short peice of writing on a particular subject. |
Short. |
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Narrative Essay |
An account of connected events; a story |
Story |
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Expository Essay |
Intended to explain or describe something. |
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Persuasive Essay |
Able, fitted, or intended to explain; attempting to change the readers veiw. |
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Memoir |
For of nonfiction in which a person recalls significant events from their life. Must be true. |
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Connotation |
An idea or feeling that a word invokes, in addition to its literal meaning. |
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Denotation |
The LITERAL or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feeling the word invokes. |
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Writer's Purpose |
The reason an author writes (to inform, entertain, or persuade). |
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Nonfiction |
Writing that tells about real people, places, or events. |
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Author's Purpose |
To express thoughts, feelings, to inform, pursuade, or entertain. |
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