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English
9th Grade
09/16/2011

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A period of time
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Coherence
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The arrangenment of ideas in such a way that the reader can easily follow from one point to the next
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Observation
Definition
Paying close attention to people, places, things, and events to collect details for later use.
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Revision
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Changing a piece of writting to improve it in style or content
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Unity
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A sense of oneness; writing in which each sentence helps to develop the main idea.
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Arrangenment
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The order in which deatails are placed or arranged in a piece of writting
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Audiance
Definition
Those people who read what you have written
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Point of View
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The position or angle from which a story is told
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Theme
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The central idea in a piece of writing (lengthy writings may have several themes) a term used to discribe a short essay
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Brainstorming
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Collecting ideas by thinking freely and openly about all the possibilities used most often in groups
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Narration
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Writing wich tells a storyor recounts an event
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Personal Narritive
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Personal writing which covers an event in the writter's life
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Subjective
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Thinking or writing which includes personal feelings, atitudes, and opinions
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Desription
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Writing which paints a color picture of a person,place,thing, or idea using concentrate,vivid details
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Chronological Order
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is effect for narrating personal,summarizing step, and explaining events
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Order of Location
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is useful for many types of descriptions. it helps provide unity by arranging details left to right,right to left,top to bottom,edge to corner,from the distant to the near,and so on
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Illistration
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is a method of arrangement in which you first state a general idea and follow with specific reasons,examples,facts,and details to support the general idea
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Climax
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is a method of arrangement in which you present specific details follow by a general statement or conclusion which can be drawn from the specific information provided
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