Word Wall Test 4

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Primary Sources

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an original text used largely for informational purposes, as in research.

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Tragedy

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a literary composition, as a novel, dealing with a somber theme carried to a tragic conclusion.

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Character Trait

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the quality of a character; what a character is like.

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Edit

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the correcting of mechanical features of writing, such as spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, in order to prepare materials for publication or presentation.

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Narrative Writing

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writing that tells a story. In narrative writing, a writer narrates a story or shares an experience with others.

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Persuasive Writing

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argumentative writing in which the writer uses words to convince the reader that the writer's opinion is correct with regard to an issue.

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Internal Conflict

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a problem within a character.

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Genre

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a type or class of literature; known as fiction, drama, poetry.

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Autobiography

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an account of a person's life written by that person.

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Informational Text

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nonfiction writing, written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic. Found in magazines, science and history books. Also, autobiographies and instruction manuals.