ECR Vocab Fun!

5-7 lines on a single topic and the first sentence is indented.

Restating of someone else's thoughts or ideas in your own words.

Using an author's exact words from a text by placing the text in quotation marks..

2-3 sentences that wrap up the composition and restates the central idea.

Words or phrases used to help sequence ideas or transition between sentences or paragraphs (at first, soon, in the meantime)

A person or thing who plays a role in a book, play, or movie

A written essay

Another name for thesis. It is the main idea of the paper and is evident throughout the text.

Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

Essay based on reading of a text that requires text evidence and elaboration of ideas.

The central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/condition

The first paragraph of a composition that hooks the reader and lets them know what the topic of the composition (like the paragraph the top bun.)

The 2-3 paragraphs that support the central idea.

The phrase that tells you what to write about. Ex: Explain how Brian’s attitude towards his mother changes throughout the story.

A question, description, small anecdote (story), or dialogue that gets your reader’s attention in the introduction.

A scoring guide for an assignment

The time and place in which a narrative occurs. Elements of setting may include the physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.

The central idea of the composition that should be stated clearly in the introduction. It tells your reader what your paper is about.

The process of checking capitalization, noun and verb usage, punctuation, and spelling.

The perspective from which the events in the story are told

The process of adding, removing, moving, or substituting phrases, word, or sentences to improve the rough draft.