Purposes of Writing and Dominant Impression – Flashcards
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To Inform
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Writing gives information or explains.
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To Persuade
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Writing convinces audiences to act on or believe in something.
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To Narrate
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Writing tells a story or relates a series of events.
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To Describe
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Writing describes a person, place or thing.
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How do you know what the author's purpose really is in their writing?
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Textual Evidences.
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Facts, data, statistics, articles, news
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To Inform
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Advertisments, articles that make you want to act on something.
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To Persuade
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A blog describing your travel experience.
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To Narrate
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A brochure describing the appearance of a condominium.
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To Describe
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Controlling idea of an expository essay.
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Thesis Statement
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Controlling idea of a descriptive essay.
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Dominant Impression
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What is Dominant Impression?
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>Mood evident in one's writing. >Based on the writer's POV. >Like a thesis statement, but for DESCRIPTIVE essays. >Main idea that explains everything depending on the writer's opinion.
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What are the needs to making a DI?
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>Supporting details need to really support your DI. >DI has to be specific. >Use sensory details. >It has to be felt all throughout the essay.
