Informational Writing Vocabulary

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Gets the reader interested in your writing.

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hook

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Subject of the writing in a word or two.

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topic

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Moves the reader between ideas.

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transition

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Using someone else's work without credit.

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plagiarism

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Source of information in writing:

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cite

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Gives more info about a topic or reason.

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detail sentence

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Main idea of a piece of writing.

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thesis

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First sentence in a paragraph that indicates its topic.

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topic sentence

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Points that help explain the main idea of a paper.

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reasons

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Wraps up a paragraph or piece of writing.

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closing sentence