Informative
Purpose
Why the author wrote the article or story.
Character
Who the people or things are in the story
stanza
A group of lines in a poem
elaborate
to tell more
Mustang
The Pioneer mascot
Audience
Who the author wrote the article or story for.
Plot
The sequence of events in the story
simile
A comparison using like or as
autobiography
When a person writes about their own life story
Tardy
Being late for class. Something you should never be.
Central Idea
What the article or story is about.
Dialogue
When characters are talking to each other and quotation marks are used
personification
Making something not human, have human qualities, like a car talking
writing conventions
All of the things you need to do for correct writing (punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing, spelling)
3.0
The GPA you have to have to participate in Renaissance
Claim
What the author is claiming is true in the article or story
Conflict
The main problem in the story
metaphor
A comparison without using like or as. Life is a rollercoaster.
reveal
to show
Mrs. Lopez
Our school counselor
Evidence
What the author uses to support the claim.
Theme
The message or what the author wants you to experience or feel when reading the story ( good vs evil, work hard, etc)
figurative language
The way an author uses language to paint pictures and create feelings. Examples are similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, alliteration
connotation
The idea of feeling that a word creates
Best class
Academic Support Reading Class