Vocabulary

A short saying that expresses wisdom

• action

• affix

• adage

• analogy

A quality that appeals to the mind or the senses.

• act

• caption

• imagery

• beauty

A person who writes a literary or an informational selection.

• author

• analysis

• event

• idea

A genre of writing based on imagination and not necessarily on facts.

• fable

• genre

• folktale

• fiction

A written work that tells a story through action or speech and is intended to be performed.

• documentary

• drama

• fact

• first-person point of view

An alphabetical listing of words and their meanings found in the back of a book.

• documentary

• graphic organizer

• glossary

• detail

A genre of writing based on imagination and not necessarily on facts.

• fiction

• fairy tale

• figurative language

• fable

An event or condition that is produced by a cause.

• event

• event sequence

• example

• effect

Standards, rules, or tests used to make a judgment or a decision.

• define

• criteria

• demonstrate

• description

A group of sentences that supports a main idea.

• plan

• phrase

• original

• Paragraph