Informational Writing Flashcard 1

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Purpose of informational writing?

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inform

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Thesis: States the main idea of the entire essay.

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States the main idea of the entire essay.

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What is a topic sentence?

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It states the main idea of a paragraph.

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Evidence used in informational essays:

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Facts, statistics, research.

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Excerpt:

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A small piece of text from a full text.

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Heading:

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A title at the beginning of a section of text.

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Putting others' words into your own is called?

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paraphrasing

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Text features include charts, maps, and images.

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Text features can include charts, maps, and images.

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An author's purpose is...

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the reason an author writes about a topic.

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Intended audience?

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Target group the author writes for.