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Types of Writing
Writing Strategies
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support
to provide reasons or details
100
enormous
huge or very large
100
reluctant
unwilling
100
fiction
writing that is made up and not based on actual events
100
When indenting a paragraph on the computer, what key do you use?
Tab
200
summarize
to give the main points from a source
200
alternative
a choice or option
200
resourceful
clever, using what is available
200
non-fiction
writing that is based on facts and real events
200
How does a rubric help you write?
It tells you what to do to get the best grade.
300
contrast
to tell how two or more things are different
300
benefit
a good or helpful result
300
convince
to cause someone to believe something
300
summary
picking out the main points from a source
300
When answering a short answer question, what should you do to make sure you have a complete answer?
Restate the question
400
compare
to describe how two or more things are alike
400
justify
to show to be right or support
400
dramatic
sudden and striking
400
paraphrasing
putting information from a resource into your own words
400
What word should not be used in your position statement sentence?
because
500
explain
to tell why or how
500
impact
effect or influence
500
priority
regarded as more important than something else
500
persuasive
The writer uses facts and information about a topic to convince someone else.
500
When you finish writing, what should you do?
Re-read what you have written quietly and make changes.