Writing in the Classroom: Introductory: Text Structure

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  1. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
  2. creative
    having the ability or power to invent or make something
  3. formal
    adhering to traditional standards of correctness
  4. informal
    having the simple or familiar structure of everyday language
  5. descriptive
    serving to inform
  6. expressive
    characterized by communicating beliefs or opinions
  7. imaginative
    marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  8. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  9. coherence
    logical, orderly, and consistent relation of parts
  10. organization
    a planned structure for arranging or classifying
  11. structure
    the building of something and the arrangement of its parts
  12. format
    the general appearance of a publication
  13. heading
    a line of text indicating what the passage below it is about
  14. outline
    a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument
  15. compare
    consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
  16. contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
  17. cause
    any entity that produces an effect
  18. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  19. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
  20. solution
    the successful action of solving a problem
Created on Wed Jul 27 13:14:51 EDT 2022 (updated Tue Aug 02 12:03:36 EDT 2022)

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