Unit 4: Extended Writing Project

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  1. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
    Research is how you discover information or double-check facts or ideas.
  2. source
    a document from which information is obtained
    A source might be a textbook, a newspaper article, a website, an app, an encyclopedia, or an authority on a subject that interests you.
  3. note
    a brief written record
    Your notes should always include the title of the source, its author’s name, and the place (print or Web) and date of publication.
  4. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
    Writers of arguments can choose from a number of organizational structures, including compare-contrast, order of importance, problem solution, cause-effect, and chronological (or sequential) order, among others.
  5. sequential
    in regular succession without gaps
    Writers of arguments can choose from a number of organizational structures, including compare-contrast, order of importance, problem solution, cause-effect, and chronological (or sequential) order, among others.
  6. order
    logical arrangement of different elements
    Writers of arguments can choose from a number of organizational structures, including compare-contrast, order of importance, problem solution, cause-effect, and chronological (or sequential) order, among others.
  7. transition
    a passage or word that connects a topic to one that follows
    Experienced writers use transition words and phrases to help readers understand which organizational structure is being used.
  8. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
    You should provide evidence that supports your topic sentence. Evidence can include relevant facts, definitions, details, observations, quotations, statistics, and examples.
  9. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
    Analysis/Explanation: After presenting evidence, explain how the evidence helps support your topic sentence—and general claim—about the topic.
  10. explanation
    a statement that makes something comprehensible
    Analysis/Explanation: After presenting evidence, explain how the evidence helps support your topic sentence—and general claim—about the topic.
  11. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
    Quotations are an excellent source of evidence, but they need to be integrated into your writing.
  12. ellipsis
    a mark indicating that words have been omitted
    Remember, if a full quotation is too long, you can use ellipses (...) to show that you left out some words...
  13. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
    If a quotation is too long or too complicated, you can paraphrase it—or any of your evidence. Paraphrasing involves restating the key ideas by using your own words.
  14. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
    The topic sentence of this paragraph refers back to the claim, which argues that invasive species are a big problem.
  15. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
    The writer neatly integrates the quotation and introduces it by identifying the source.
  16. credible
    capable of being believed
    Whether sources are primary or secondary, they must be credible and accurate.
  17. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
    Whether sources are primary or secondary, they must be credible and accurate.
  18. plagiarize
    take without referencing from someone's writing or speech
    Furthermore, they help writers avoid plagiarizing, or presenting the words and ideas of someone else as their own.
Created on Thu Apr 08 15:31:35 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Apr 13 16:39:51 EDT 2021)

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