Writing Vocabulary

a group of words that does not express a complete thought and therefore is not a complete sentence; a fragment is missing a subject, a verb, and/or a complete thought

• sentence

• fragment

• run-on

two or more sentences written incorrectly as one sentence; a run-on needs to be split up and often needs more punctuation

• sentence

• fragment

• run on

a sentence that comes at the start of a paragraph that states the main idea of the paragraph or tells what the paragraph is mainly about

• topic sentence

• body

• concluding sentence

a group of sentences all related to the same idea which has a topic sentence, example sentences, and a concluding sentence

• sentence

• body

• paragraph

writing that has lots of details and descriptions that creates a vivid picture in your mind

• expository writing

• descriptive writing

• persuasive writing

the first paragraph of a piece of writing that explains what the piece will

be about; it prepares the reader for what they will read

• introduction

• body

• conclusion

the system of rules for speaking and writing any language; grammatical rules always influence our writing and speaking

• linguistics

• spelling

• grammar

to discuss differences

• compare

• contrast

• argue

to put something in your own words

• paraphrase

• paragraph

• compare

to relate something in a text to your own life, beliefs, or experiences

• text to self connection

• text to text connection

• text to world connection