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OGT Writing Vocabulary Words
Words students need to know for the OGT Writing
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Writing
10th Grade
09/11/2012

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Persuasive
Definition
To convince the reader of something.
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Narrative
Definition
To relate an incident or tall a story.
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Expository
Definition
To explain something.
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Descriptive
Definition
To use the senses to make the reader feel, see and hear what you say.
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Four Reasons to write
Definition
To inform, explain, persuade, and to entertain.
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Techniques of persuasion
Definition
(FBEE) state the facts, state the benefits, author's expertise, connect emotionally with the reader.
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Prewrite
Definition
brainstorm, choose your best points, then organize them.
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Draft
Definition
actually write your answer the best way you can!
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Revise/Edit
Definition
reread your answer and make changes as necessary!
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Publish
Definition
this happens when you turn it in!
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Compare
Definition
To show how objects or ideas are alike.
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Contrast
Definition

to show how objects or ideas are different.

 

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Compare and Contrast
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To show how objects or ideas are both alike and different.

 

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Order
Definition
Put items in a given order; Ex. Chronological (time), alphabetically (ABC), order of importance.
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Introductory Paragraph
Definition
Includes a thesis statement, introduces the topic, states main ideas found later in the essay but doesn't go into detail about them, and provides context and/or the author's attitude toward the subject.
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Chronological
Definition
Arranged in order of time.
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Body
Definition
Goes into detail.
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Transition
Definition
Way to show relationship between one paragraph to the next.
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N2SSWTSW
Definition
No 2 sentences start with the same word.
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