Academic Writing Vocab

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Facts in writing and strategies to determine factual information.

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text evidence

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Sentence indicating closure in writing

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concluding statement

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providing useful or interesting information

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informative

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Examine and convey complex ideas clearly.

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Explanatory

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A reference to a book or author providing evidence in writing.

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cite

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Materials for research, like diaries or manuscripts.

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Source material.

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Make changes to writing for clarity (structure, spelling, capitalization)

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edit

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Repeat words from a book, author, or website.

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quote

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Making logical changes to text; reformatting arguments and reordering info.

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Revise

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Inquiry or investigation to discover or revise facts, theories, etc.

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research