Text Types and Purposes

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Opinion Writing
Argument Writing
Writing Informative Texts
Informative/Explanatory Writing
Writing Stories
Narrative Writing
Effective narrative endings
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Effective narrative endings
Practice writing dialogue
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Practice writing dialogue
Connect ideas with words, phrases, and clauses
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Connect ideas with words, phrases, and clauses
Writing counterclaims
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Writing counterclaims
Organize informative writing
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Organize informative writing
Organize a compare and contrast essay
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Organize a compare and contrast essay
Organize a logical event sequence that unfolds naturally
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Organize a logical event sequence that unfolds naturally
Develop the topic with different kinds of support
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Develop the topic with different kinds of support
Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
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Organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally
Write a conclusion related to the opinion
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Write a conclusion related to the opinion
Develop a narrator and/or characters
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Develop a narrator and/or characters
Provide a sense of closure in your narrative
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Provide a sense of closure in your narrative
Write narratives that include actions, thoughts, and feelings
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Write narratives that include actions, thoughts, and feelings
Describe actions, thoughts, and feelings
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Describe actions, thoughts, and feelings
Logically ordered reasons supported by facts and details
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Logically ordered reasons supported by facts and details
Develop points using facts, definitions, and details
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Develop points using facts, definitions, and details
Transitions to convey sequence and signal shifts
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Transitions to convey sequence and signal shifts
Use dialogue and description to develop experiences
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Use dialogue and description to develop experiences
Introduce a narrator and/or characters to your story
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Introduce a narrator and/or characters to your story
Using precise words and phrases
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Using precise words and phrases
Narrator/characters in a story
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Narrator/characters in a story
Write a clear and organized introduction
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Write a clear and organized introduction
Write a conclusion related to the information
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Write a conclusion related to the information
Write a conclusion
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Write a conclusion
Organize an event sequence
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Organize an event sequence
Narrative plot structure
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Narrative plot structure
Internal and external character conflicts
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Internal and external character conflicts
State an opinion about a topic
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State an opinion about a topic
Types of transitions
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Types of transitions
Write narratives detailing events
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Write narratives detailing events
Write a conclusion for informative writing
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Write a conclusion for informative writing
Narrate events in order and provide reactions
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Narrate events in order and provide reactions
Write an opinion piece with reasons and a conclusion
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Write an opinion piece with reasons and a conclusion
Writing facts for informative writing
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Writing facts for informative writing
Using dialogue
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Using dialogue
Support reasons with facts and details
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Support reasons with facts and details
Concrete words and phrases and sensory details
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Concrete words and phrases and sensory details
Connect opinion and reasons with linking words
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Connect opinion and reasons with linking words
Introductory paragraph
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Introductory paragraph
Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order
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Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order
Support claims with reasons and evidence
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Support claims with reasons and evidence
Link opinion and reasons with words, phrases, and clauses
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Link opinion and reasons with words, phrases, and clauses
Write facts about a topic
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Write facts about a topic
Informative introduction
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Informative introduction
Introduce a topic
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Introduce a topic
How to pick a topic
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How to pick a topic
Introduce topic, opinion, and list reasons
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Introduce topic, opinion, and list reasons
What is informative writing?
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What is informative writing?
Thesis statements
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Thesis statements
Practice showing not telling
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Practice showing not telling
Practice using sensory details
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Practice using sensory details
Provide a narrative conclusion
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Provide a narrative conclusion
Engaging narrative openings
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Engaging narrative openings
Structure and organize a narrative text
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Structure and organize a narrative text
Showing not telling
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Showing not telling
Transition words, phrases, and clauses
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Transition words, phrases, and clauses
Transition words and phrases
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Transition words and phrases
Identify sensory details
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Identify sensory details
Conclude a story
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Conclude a story
Use temporal words to signal event order
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Use temporal words to signal event order
Six ways to start a narrative introduction
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Six ways to start a narrative introduction

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