General
Reason an author writes about a particular topic
Author's Purpose
Story that is sometimes about a folk hero; has some facts and some imagination
Legend
Unique characteristics that describe a writer's use of language
Style
Humorous story too far fetched to be true
Tall Tale
Electronic text read on a computer screen that may include images, sound, video, etc
Digital Text
Author's particular attitude, either stated or implied
Tone
Stories with magical creatures and usually written for children
Fairy Tale
Genre
Fiction involving solution of a crime or discovering of clues and secrets
Stage in writing process where mechanics, grammar, and spelling is corrected
Editing
Important ideas throughout a work that support the central message
Key Ideas
Fiction that has events that evoke fear or dread
Horror
Restate the meaning of something in different words
Paraphrase
Story with imaginary and futuristic elements, usually involves scientific innovations
Science Fiction
Way in which students can share their work with others for constructive feedback
Peer Review
Details from a text that support a reader's claim, thought, or inference
Evidence
Like a legend and is often historical; usually has various gods involved
Mythology
Words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word
Context
Written in verse and/or rhymes
Poetry
Reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea
Summarize
Prewriting, drafting, revising, rewriting, publishing
Writing Process
Fiction that involves strange or other worldly settings or characters
Fantasy
Way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas with a text
Text Structure
Similar to a legend, it is a narrative with possible supernatural elements like animals speaking
Integration of 2 or more modes of communication to create meaning
Multimodal Texts