Sbac English

What is the "theme" in a story?

• the moral or message the author wants you to learn

• what the text was mostly about

• the key events

• the plot of the story

A piece of writing in which a person writes about their opinion supported by accurate facts.

• argumentative article/text/ essay

• characters' relationship

• credible

• multi-paragraph

• quoting

The main point that the author is making--also called the main idea. It is what the article is mostly about.

• conclusion

• quoting

• root word

• voice (8)

• central idea

Able to be trusted or believed

• credible

• central idea

• plagiarism

• characters' relationship

• grammar usage

An article that gives the opinion of the author on a topic or item of news

• essay

• editorial

• conclusion

• irrelevant (8)

• central idea

A short piece of writing on a particular subject

• theme

• root word

• essay

• multi-paragraph

• grammar usage

The practice of using or copying someone else's idea or work and pretending that you thought of it or created it

• quoting

• plagiarism

• root word

• specific detail

• editorial

Referring to an exact sentence or phrase taken from a book, poem, speech, or play.

• characters' relationship

• specific detail

• quoting

• grammar usage

• argumentative article/text/ essay

The underlying meaning or message of a piece of writing. It may be stated directly or indirectly.

• theme

• root word

• consistent (8)

• argumentative article/text/ essay

• plagiarism

The writer’s particular style in a story or piece of writing. It is a mixture of vocabulary, tone, point of view, and sentence variety that makes phrases, sentences, and paragraphs flow in a particular manner.

• voice (8)

• central idea

• research question

• characters' relationship

• consistent (8)