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Subject Index - Language Arts






Narrative Writing tells a personal or fictional experience or tells a story based on a real or imagined event.
Expository writing is writing that is designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to understand.
Persuasive writing attempts to convince the reader to accept a particular point of view or to take a specific action.
Topic Sentence
or
Paragraph
I
feelings
Detail Sentences
or
Paragraphs in Sequence
Ending Sentence
or
Paragraph
 restates the topic
Topic Sentence
or
Paragraph
no "I"
no feelings
Detail Sentences
or
Paragraphs
facts
Ending Sentence
or
Paragraph
restates the topic
Topic Sentence
or
Paragraph
states an opinion
Detail Sentences
or
Paragraphs
facts to support
strongest statement first
Ending Sentence
or
Paragraph
restates the topic