Ela Test Terms To Know

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informative explanation writing

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text written to explain or convey information about a specific topic

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formatting on informative explanation text

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heading, graphics, charts and tables, multimedia

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narrative writing

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text written to develop a real or imagined experience or event

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Dialogue

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using the speech of characters as a narrative technique in order to develop experience, events, and or characters

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pacing

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using the flow of the story as a narrative technique in order to develop experience, events, and characters

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description

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using description writing as a narrative technique this can include the use of figurative language vivid vocabulary imagery etc

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persuasive writing

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text written for the purpose of expressing an opinion and trying to convince the reader that this opinion is correct by using emotional appeals and propaganda

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argumentative writing

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text written for the purpose of expressing a position and providing a claim by using logical appeals facts evidence warrants backing and rebuttal s

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opposing claim

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the counteragrumentivw to a claim that should be acknowledged and refutes in a piece of argumentative writing

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friendly letter

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a letter to a friend or relative that can use conversational English

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business letter

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a professional letter that must use standered English and includes specific parts such as the heading inside address solution body and closing

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domain of writing

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areas writing is judged or assessed including focus development organizations voice and language conventions

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organizations

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one of the domains of writing that includes beginnings middle and end paragraphs transitions flow of ideas

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transitions

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words phrases or clauses used to convey sequence or signal shifts from one time frame to another or from one setting to another

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development

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one of the domains of writing that includes supporting your main idea with details or evidence

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voice

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one of the domains of writing that includes sentences variety simple or compound

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conventions

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one of the four domains of writing that includes spelling grammar decapitation punctuation

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introduction

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a paragraph that introduces a piece of writing by hooking the reader attention

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concludes

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a paragraph that concludes a piece of writing by either reflecting on a narrative or supporting in for mation

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claim

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in an and argumentative a claim is the writers position on an issue or promblem

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Claim

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In an argument, a claim is the writers position on an issue or promblen

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Theies claim

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A lengthy sentence that is the controlling idea or main proppsition that a writer attemps to support in a piece of writing the theis stament concludes the writers claim and the reason supporting the claim

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Eviedence based term

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A term used to introduce a piece of eviedence such as for example the author states or based on the reserch

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In text citation

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used with a direct quotation and includes paraenthesis the authors last name and the page or line number the information was found on

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Redundancy

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When writing sounds repetive or overused

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Chronical order

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The arrangement of events by their order of occurance this type of organization is usallaly used in fictional narratives historical writing biographes and autobiographes

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Supporting detail

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A fact example or piece of evidence that backs up your main idea

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Prewrite

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A stage in the writing process that involves planning out writing by brainstorming ideas and using a graphic organizer

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Rough draft

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A stage in the writing process that involves writing a first draft