ELA Guaranteed Vocab

Front

The person, place, or thing that the sentence is about.

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subject

Front

the main idea or message that a writer explores in a story

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theme

Front

The first paragraph that starts your writing...

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introduction

Front

What does it mean to research?

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looking up information about a specific topic

Front

Crafting your writing to improve the quality and clarity (add, remove, move, substitute)

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revise

Front

Words that provide connection between ideas, sentences, and paragraphs is...

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transitional words

Front

The meaning of a word is...

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definition

Front

the act of retelling main ideas of a text in a shorter version, using your own words

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summarize

Front

words, phrases, or statements that explain, define, or support the main idea of a piece of writing

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supporting details

Front

a version of something (such as a writing piece) that you make before you make the final version

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draft