ELA Testing Vocab

a formal speech delivered to an audience (a)  

• edit
• image
• address
• explanation

suitable or proper in the circumstances (a)  

• appropriate
• conclusion
• purpose
• transition

a group discussion to produce ideas and ways of solving problem

• prewrite

• graphic organizer

• explanation

• brainstorm

the end or finish of an event or process (a)  

• conclusion
• explanation
• summarize
• transition

a sentence with more than one subject or predicate

• concluding sentence

• rough draft

• compound sentence

• edit

the last sentence in a paragraph; its job is to summarizethe main idea of the paragraph. (a)  

• explanation
• concluding sentence
• summarize
• conclusion

prepare material by correcting, condensing, or modifying

• edit

• reinforce

• strengthen

• address

a statement or account that makes something clear; a reason or justification given for an action or belief (a)  

• purpose
• tone
• conclusion
• explanation

non-fiction writing that provides facts and evidence

• explanation

• formal essay

• writing process

• introduction