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1
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To combine information to form a new perspective.

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Synthesize

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The part of an essay that reiterates the thesis and provides closure.

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Conclusion

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Expresses approval or disapproval; assigns value or worth.

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Judgment

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The step in the writing process which includes brainstorming and free writing.

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Pre writing

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To break something down into its parts to better understand it.

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Analyze

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(Smith 32) is an example of parenthetical documentation which is also known as

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Intext Citation

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Why someone writes an essay.

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Purpose

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Any bit of information that can be verified.

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Fact

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A conclusion based on evidence.

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Inference

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Your ideas, opinions and reaction to a text.

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Response

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Reasoning that moves from specific examples to a generalized conclusion.

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Inductive

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Associations that accompany a word (abstract, subjective, figurative; generally tied to an emotion.

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Connotative

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An appeal to pity or emotion.

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Pathos

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A supposition of truth.

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Assumption

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States the main idea of an essay expressed in a single sentence.

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Thesis

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A pre-writing tool used to generate ideas (clusters, bubbles, balloons, ect.)

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Brainstorming

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Method of persuasion that relies on cause and effect.

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Predicting the consequence

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A claim supported by specific criteria, evidence and value judgment.

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Evaluation

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Reasoning that moves from a general premise to a specific conclusion

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Deductive

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A conclusion based on assumption rather than on fact or evidence.

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Faulty Inference

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The part of an essay that includes a lead-in, thesis statement and essay map.

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Introduction

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An appeal to ethics or character.

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Ethos

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To whom an essay is written.

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Audience

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Includes gathering and shaping ideas, drafting, revising, editing and proofreading.

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Writing Process

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An appeal to logic or reason

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Logos

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What analysis, synthesis and evaluation form the core of.

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Critical thinking

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Description, statistic, testimony or example used as support

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Evidence

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A condensed and objective account of the main ideas of a text.

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summery

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To suggest, indicate indirectly, hint or intimate.

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Imply

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The part of an essay that includes details and evidence to support the thesis.

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Body

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Type of writing that selects and conveys facts.

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Informative

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Type of writing that focuses on what something is, how it works and why it works.

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Explanatory

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The page in an essay that lists all outside sources used in the essay.

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Works cited

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Type of writing that attempts to convince the reader by taking a stand.

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Persuasive

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The dictionary definition of a word (concrete, objective, literal.)

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Denotative

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The step in the writing process in which the writer conveys and connects ideas on paper.

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Writing

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Imagery used to convey sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.

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Sensory

38
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Standard of judgment used as measurement in evaluation.

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Criteria

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The first indication of an essay’s content.

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Title