Week 1 Vocabulary (Focus on a Moment)

The title of our first unit is called

• Moments and Memories

• Perspectives and Narratives

• Using Precise Details

• Focusing on a Moment

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A narrative is

• an individual feature, fact, or item

• to write exclusively about one moment or idea in order to fully develop it.

• a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; point of view

• a spoken or written account of connected events; a story

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

_________ is what someone does.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to give your writing a focus?

• to grow, advance or elaborate

• To write exclusively about one moment or idea in order to fully develop it.

• To pay attention

• To add more details

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is perspective?

• a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; point of view

• creating powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind

• the attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience conveyed through word choice

• What someone says

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

________ details create powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

To "develop" your writing means to________________.

• reread your writing

• throw it away and start over

• grow, advance or elaborate it

• fix your errors

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The following sentence is an example of which vocabulary word?

"I'm just here for a swim team physical!"

• Sensory Detail

• Emotion

• Tone

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Emotion is__________

• an individual fact, feature, or item

• Sadness

• a state of mind based on one's circumstances, mood, and relationships with others; feelings

• Happiness

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Sensory details include how something or someone

• Looks

• Sounds

• Smells

• Tastes

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5