Ch. 01 Writing Terms

words that appeal to the senses

provide cohesion by signaling how ideas relate to one another

the person or group to whom you are writing

the content of a composition (one of the six traits of writing)

the author’s unique personality and point of view expressed through his or her writing (one of the six traits)

occurs when you read and correct a classmate’s paper while a classmate does the same with your paper

when you check your paper for conventional errors

how well your ideas relate to each other

use details, examples, facts, or other methods to develop the ideastated by the topic sentence

the author’s reason for writing

the first sentence and main idea of the paragraph

the final sentence of a paragraph that joins all the ideas together

the words an author chooses to use to communicate specific facts, thoughts, or emotions (one of the six traits)

the rules for standard English, such as punctuation, capitalization, agreement, etc. (one of the six traits of writing)

using your talents to express Christ-like thoughts that glorify God and show care for others