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writing based upon facts
(ie. biography, news article, essay)
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the writer's claim, argument, opinion, thesis
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nonfiction retelling of an event or experience; a true story that is used as evidence to back up a point
(ie. If you are persuading that students should have lockers at school, you could use an anecdote about a time when your heavy backpack hurt your back.) |
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| the reason the author wrote the text (to entertain, to persuade, to inform, etc.) |
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| numbers that may be used as evidence/ support in writing (Ex: 86% of all students think English is the best class.) |
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| a reference to the text/source (quoted evidence from a text) |
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| a document that lists all of the books and websites used in an essay/report |
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| the point an author is trying to make/ what the author wants the reader to believe; author's opinion |
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| what the text is mostly about |
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| the person or group to whom the author is speaking/ writing (not just whomever reads the text) |
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| the way a text is organized (cause and effect, compare and contrast, proposition and support, chronological) |
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based on an author's opinion or personal experience
(Ex. English is fun!)
Though this may seem like a fact, it is not. :) |
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based upon facts and does not include the author's opinions
(Ex. Students learn reading and writing skills in English class.)
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| a smaller passage taken out of a larger text |
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| to argue against an idea/ to disagree with |
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| a statement that is the MOST correct (hint: on tests, there may be more than one correct statement |
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| a line at the beginning of a news story giving the author's name |
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| details to support the main idea or argument (quoted evidence, anecdotes, statistics, etc.) |
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