February Vocabulary

what someone thinks will happen

• thesis statement

• prediction

• supporting detail

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

the question or what the passage is asking you to write about

• hook

• thesis statement

• evaluate

• writing prompt

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

• thesis statement

• persuade

• anecdote

• hook

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

to teach or give information to someone

• persuade

• entertain

• inform

• thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

to hold someone's attention for enjoyment

• entertain

• persuade

• inform

• hook

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

to convince someone of a certain point-of-view

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

sentence in the introduction paragraph that tells the reader the central idea of your essay

• anecdote

• transition

• thesis statement

• hook

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

words used to guide your multi-paragraph essay in order. Ex.) first, then, next, finally, etc

• hook

• prediction

• thesis statement

• transition words

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a piece of writing on a specific topic longer than one paragraph

• multi-paragraph

• stanza

• prediction

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

an opening statement (which is usually the first sentence) in an essay

that attempts to grab the reader's attention so that they want to read on

• conclusion

• multi-paragraph

• thesis statement

• hook

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D