Principles of Effective Writing

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s a group of interrelated sentences that talk about one main idea. It is organized around a topic sentence

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paragraph

Question 2

a group of paragraphs that talk about one central idea. It is organized around a thesis statement.

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essay

Question 3

It contains an introductory paragraph and uses paragraphs to explain major points.

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essay

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It uses a concluding paragraph.

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essay

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the central idea of a paragraph. It can be a stand, a comment, an objective statement, or a question.

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topic sentence

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sentences that clarify and prove the main idea. - A cohesive transitional device, pronouns, or repetition of ideas used for all of the sentences to be linked properly.

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Supporting detailes

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concludes the details that have been presented.

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Closing sentence

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PARTS OF AN ESSAY

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INTRODUCTION
BODY
CONCLUSION

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lead or attention-getter is the first statement in the essay which aims to hook the readers.

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INTRODUCTION

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3 characteristics of introdiuction

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composition
A transitional statement
thesis statement

Question 11

can have an effective lead through the use of provocative rhetorical questions, statistics, startling statements, anecdote, quotation, humor, or analogy

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A composition

Question 12

the sentence which links the lead to the thesis statement. It provides a background on the topic.

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transitional statement

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in a ____ it includes the statement of the case and the arguments that will be refuted.

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argumentative essay

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meat of the essay

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BODY

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discusses the thesis statement in detail through its paragraph

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BODY

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where the topic is developed and where the arguments are laid out and discussed.

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BODY

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concluding paragraph begins with the restatement of the thesis statement using a different structure and wording to uphold the language style.

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CONCLUSION

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used to wrap up the essay

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losing statemen

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One strategy used for ending an essay with a bang is to l

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link it to the attention-getter in the introduction.

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5 PROPERTIES OF A WELL-WRITTEN TEXT

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UNITY
ORGANIZATION
LANGUAGE USE
COHERENCE AND COHESION
MECHANICS

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achieved when a composition contains one focused idea.

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UNITY

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achieved when ideas are logically and accurately arranged

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ORGANIZATION

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one of the clearest indicators of a well-written text. - It enables the writer to effectively communicate ideas without confusing the reader.

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LANGUAGE USE

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a sentence is words long

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18 words

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are achieved when ideas are logically, clearly, and smoothly linked to one another; without it, the reader may not be able to comprehend your composition.

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COHERENCE AND COHESION

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e occurs when ideas are connected at the conceptual or idea level. It can be seen through well-defended arguments and organized points.

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COHERENCE

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the connection of ideas at the sentence level. - Cohesion can be applied using three techniques.

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Cohesion

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three techniques of cohesion

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use of pronouns
use of transitional devices
a repetition of keywords

Question 29

the technical aspect of writing - characterized as a set of conventions on how to spell, abbreviate, punctuate, and capitalize a composition.

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MECHANICS