Science Final

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audience

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the reader or readers for whom something is written

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brainstorming

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a way to focus a writing topic by listing any thoughts that come to mind about the topic

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charting

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a way to organize and classify ideas and information by gathering them under different headings

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checklist

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a list of items, such as tasks or topic details, that can be used as an organizer and as a reference source

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chronological order

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the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur in time

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clustering

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a way to explore ideas by gathering details related to the specific writing topic

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compare

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to explain how two or more things are alike

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conference

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a meeting between the writer and a partner or a teacher, or in a group, to ask and answer questions about the writing in progress, with the purpose of improving it

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contrast

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to explain how two or more things are different

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description

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a piece of writing that creates a clear and vivid picture of a person, place, or thing

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detail sentences

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sentences that tell more about the main idea of a paragraph

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diagram

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a visual or graphic presentation of information; often used to organize information during prewriting.

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venn diagram

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particularly useful for comparing and contrasting

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drafting

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the act of capturing ideas on paper; a stage in the process of writing during which the writer gets his or her basic ideas down on paper

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elaboration

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a writing strategy in which facts, examples, reasons, images, and other details are added to a piece of writing in order to give the topic fuller treatment

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entertaining writing

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writing, often humorous or suspenseful, that amuses, intrigues, diverts, or engages the reader for the particular purpose of entertainment

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explanation

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writing that presents the facts about a subject in a clear and logical way

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expositiory writing

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writing that presents information to a reading in a clear, accurate, complete, and coherent way

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freewriting

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a way to generate ideas by simply writing continuously for a specified time, without stopping to elaborate or to correct errors

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instructions

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an explanation or set of directions for how to do something. steps arranged logically

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letter

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way to communicate informally or formally

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friendly

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6 parts and is personal in nature

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business letter

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6 parts, written to an audience often unknown to the writer

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listing

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way to organize your thoughts by writing them down and putting them in order

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logical order

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arrangement of ideas in an order that makes sense

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outline

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way to organize topic related ideas in order in which they will be discussed (research report)

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paragraph

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a section of written work consisteing of one or more sentences on a single subject or idea and beginning on a new and indented line

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personal narrative

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writing in which the writer tells about something that happened in his or her life

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persuasive writing

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encourages an audience to share the writer's beliefs, opinions, or point of view

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prewriting

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stage in the writing process: writer chooses an audience, purpose, topic, explores: ideas, researches and organizes material before drafting