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Organization

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Look for:

  • use of paragraphs
  • logical progression of ideas
  • sentences have structure
  • support of statements with evidence
  • sentences flow together with use of transition words
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Sentence Structure

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Look for:

  • run-on sentences
  • comma splices
  • sentence fragments
  • sentences vary in structure (both simple and compound sentences)
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Imagery

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Look for:

  • use of varied figurative language
  • use of descriptive language
  • use of sensory words
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Voice

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Look for:

  • does personality come through in writing?
  • tone
  • use of rhetorical questions
  • use of humor and/or drama
  • point of view
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Primary source

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Original material that presents original thinking, reports a discovery, or shares new info

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Secondary source

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Generally, accounts written after the fact. Interpretations or evaluations of primary sources. Are not evidence, but commentary on it.
Ex) bios, histories, some articles, commentaries

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Tertiary sources

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Consists of info that is a collection of primary and secondary sources.
Ex) textbook (sometimes second), almanac, encyclopedia, manuals, dictionary

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Expository Writing

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Writing to “expose” what you know on a topic by using facts and evidence.
Ex) write about the main causes of WWII.

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Some Steps in Research Process

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  • decide on a topic
  • locate primary and secondary sources
  • paraphrase information
  • cite sources
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Annotated Bibliography

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A way to organize and record info for research paper

-includes brief summary, eval of author, intended audience, and evaluation overall

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Conclusion

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A writer’s last chance to make a point or impression on the reader

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Steps in the writing process

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  • prewriting
  • drafting
  • revising/editing
  • proofreading
  • publishing
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Elements of a good essay

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  • focus (central idea & main point)
  • support (details, evidence, reasons, & explanations)
  • organization (an effective order for the information)
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Concluding paragraph

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  • restate the focus
  • restate the supporting ideas
  • a clear end to the essay
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Intro paragraph

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  • the focus and thesis statement are clear

- the writer catches the reader’s attention

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