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This is a persuasive technique in which a word, phrase, or entire sentence is repeated to reinforce the speaker's message
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Repetition
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This is the reason for creating written work.
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Author's purpose
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This is writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
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Fiction
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A writing skill which assures that sutdents write sentences that differ in structure and length. it can be a persuasive technique
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Sentence variety
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This is the statement which brings a paragraph to a close by restating the main idea
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Concluding sentence
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This is the theme of a story, novel, poem, or drama that readers can apply to life
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Central message
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This is an alphabetical list of items contained in a
printed work. It is located in the back of the printed work and gives page numbers where items may be found in the work. |
Index
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These are the facts or details that back up a main idea,
theme, or thesis. |
Supporting evidence
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This is a one-sentence summary of a paragraph's main
point. |
Topic sentence
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This is the main body of a piece of writing or any of the
various forms in which writing exists, such as a book, a poem, an article, or a short story. |
Text
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This attempts to convince a reader to adopt a particular
opinion or course of action. |
Persuasive text
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This is used when details are organized from one
location to another. |
Spatial order
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This is the chronological, or time, order of events in a
reading passage. |
Sequential order
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This is the central and most important idea of a
reading passage. |
Main idea
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This is prose written with the primary purpose of
explaining, arguing, or describing in an objective, straightforward manner. It includes such genres as 'biography' and 'autobiography'. |
Nonfiction
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