To tell how things are alike
draft
editing
contrast
compare
Writing that tries to convince readers to do something or think in a certain way
persuasive writing
summary
narrative writing
informational writing
The sequence of events in a story
character
climax
Plot
setting
A line of a poem or song
stanza
play
verse
evidence
Writing broken into lines or stanzas, often with rhyme and rhythm
poetry
short-story
non-fiction
play
The opening section or paragraph of an essay or report
body
closing
introduction
supporting details
a word that means the same or almost the same as another word
synonym
antonym
homonym
vocabulary
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word. Example: hot - cold
adjective
antonym
synonym
homophone
Two words that look alike but have different meanings. EX: Bat, Produce
synonym
antonym
metaphor
homograph
The moment where the story is the most intense. The main character addresses the conflict.
Climax
resolution
rising action
conflict
A brief retelling of a passage in your own words - most important parts only.
research
revise
summarize
proofread
A sentence that tells the main idea of a paragraph
summary
relevant evidence
topic sentence
figurative language
Where the story takes place
Setting
inference
characterization
plot
The end of a story. The conflict and climax have been resolved
plot
setting
Resolution
climax
On the last day of school, the classroom was a circus.
onamatopaeia
personification
metaphor
simile
A type of literature written to be preformed on stage by actors
novel
informational
drama
poetry
In order of time - Uses transition words such as NEXT, THEN, AFTERWARDS, FINALLY
interpret
chronological
syllable
theme
The narrator brings you, the reader, into the story
1st person point of view
2nd person point of view
3rd person limited point of view
3rd person omniscient point of view
Any person or creature that takes part in the action of a story
inference
character
first person point of view
noun
The narrator is a character in the story (says I or we)
3rd person omniscient point of view
1st person point of view
3rd person limited point of view
2nd person point of view
writing that tells a story
informational
narrative
persuasive
opinion
When characters speak and quotation marks are used
evidence
syllable
Dialogue
verse
the part of speech that expresses action
adverb
Verb
noun
adjective
Kal was mad as a hornet!
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile
A quality that is part of a character's personality
outline
narrator
trait
theme
Which point of view uses these pronouns: you and your
1st person
3rd person
none of the above
2nd person
writing that tells the reader about something, gives facts, or explores something
informational
narrative
opinion
persuasive
Which point of view uses these pronouns: he, she, they, them, her and his
2nd person
1st person
3rd person
A shortened version of the important parts of a text
chapter
draft
editing
summary
the order in which things happen in a text
cause and effect
reference material
problem and solution
sequence
To tell how things are different
contrast
supporting details
compare
figurative language
The character that is in conflict with the main character. The "bad guy" in a story.
dialect
protagonist
Antagonist
drama
A book that lists words alphabetically, tells how to pronounce them, and gives their definition
dictionary
bibliography
chapter
encyclopedia
the most important idea a writer makes in a paragraph or passage.
plot
draft
Main Idea
supporting details
A work of literature, such as a story or a novel, that is made up
periodical
encyclopedia
non-fiction
fiction
The main character. The "good guy" in the story, usually.
first person point of view
antagonist
dialogue
Protagonist
Which point of view uses these pronouns: I, me, my, we, our, mine and us
1st person
2nd person
none of the above
3rd person
A group of letters that is added before or after a root word that changes the word's meaning
draft
detail
comma
affix
the part of speech that is a person, place or thing
preposition
adjective
verb
Noun
What is the pronoun in this sentence? Sara studied for the test, and she got an A.
test
studied
She
Sara
Knowledge you have before you read a text, which is used to make inferences about the text
chronological
context clues
prior knowledge
evidence
An educated guess about a passage based on details in the passage, common sense, and what you already know
evidence
graphic organizer
motivation
inference
A group of sentences that supports or explains one main idea
summary
topic sentence
vocabulary
paragraph
Words in a sentence or paragraph that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
inference
idioms
context clues
outline
the way a passage makes a reader feel
theme
dialogue
Mood
opinion
A word that connects two or more words, phrases, clauses, or sentences
preposition
conjunction
adjective
verb