The base word you start with before adding prefixes or suffixes.

Language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.

The order of events—timeline—plot.

The location and time when a story takes place.

Read or glance through quickly; scan.

A book, article, person, or other resources used to gain information.

A group of lines in a poem similar to a paragraph.

The author's choices regarding language, sentence structure, voice, and tone in order to communicate with the reader.

Tell the main ideas (beginning, middle, end) using fewer words.

Facts and information that support an idea or claim.

A word that means the same as another word. Example: Intelligent - smart, bright, brilliant, sharp.

The way in which an author presents the information in his/her story or article. Common text structures include chronological order, problem and solution, cause and effect, compare and contrast.

logical sequence of events

A plot order that makes sense (chronological order for example).

Taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas.

Helps to support the central idea in an important way. Authors elaborate using examples or anecdotes.

Give valid reasons or evidence to support an answer or conclusion.

The ending of a story that resolves the problem or conflict.

To find the similarities and differences between two things.

A recording of voices, sounds, and music to tell a story (no visual).

To form an image in your mind; imagine.

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

The moral or lesson of the story.

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

Represent or identify by using a symbol

A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker

The reason the author has for writing (Inform, persuade, express, entertain)

The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

A visual representation of something

Specific language and vocabulary that clearly communicate the writer's ideas to the reader

What the author is trying to teach the reader; theme

Capitalization, grammar, format, punctuation in writing

To explain your thoughts with a lot of detail and precision

Conversation between characters

The first attempt to write a story, essay, etc., before revising

Prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting

An article giving opinions or perspectives

To state what you believe and then support it with evidence

A scene in a story that is set in a time earlier than the main story

Subject/verb agreement, proper tense, order of words in a sentence; proper use of pronouns

A line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience

integrate information

To weave the quotations, examples, details, or evidence into the paper

The process of assigning meaning to information that has been selected for attention and organized

The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting are revealed

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mental picture

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A picture you create in your mind from reading or hearing something.

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revise

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To change in order to improve or to include new information.

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claim

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An arguable statement that can be supported with evidence.

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concrete details

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Specific facts or information.

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conflict

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A struggle or problem in a story.

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point of view

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The perspective from which a story is told.

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contradict

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To speak against; to say the opposite.

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