Narrative, A story that describes connected events., Dialogue, Words spoken by characters in a story., Show, don't tell, A writing technique that uses actions, dialogue, and details to help readers understand feelings or situations., Draft, An early version of a piece of writing that will be improved later., Narration, The parts of a story in which the narrator describes events., Action, Something a character does that moves the story forward., Paragraph, A group of related sentences focusing on one idea, event, or moment., Description, Words that help readers imagine a person, place, object, or event., Pacing, The speed at which events unfold in a story., Detail, A specific piece of information that makes writing clearer or more interesting., Sensory details, Descriptions involving sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch., Transition, A word or phrase that connects ideas, events, or times., Sequence, The order in which events happen., First draft, The first complete written version of a story., Word choice, Selecting words that communicate a particular meaning, feeling, or effect., Sentence variety, Using different sentence lengths and structures to make writing interesting.

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