Vocabulary
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.
What is a synonym?
Answer: A word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.
What is a verb?
Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, etc.
What are the names of the genres of literature?
A statement that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay or research paper.
What is a thesis statement?
The central point or concept that the text is primarily about.
What does the main idea refer to?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
What is an antonym?
The part of a sentence or clause that indicates what it is about, typically a noun or pronoun.
What is a subject?
Lois Lowry.
Who is the author of "The Giver"?
A plan or framework used to organize ideas and structure a piece of writing.
What is an outline?
A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.
What is a summary?
Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
What is "figurative language" ?
A word that describes or modifies a noun.
What is an adjective?
The main character in a story, often facing a conflict.
What is a protagonist?
The final part of a piece of writing that summarizes the content and reflects on the implications.
What is a conclusion?
A logical interpretation or conclusion drawn from evidence in the text.
What is inference?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
What is a homophone?
A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
The central idea or underlying message in a literary work.
What is a theme?
A preliminary version of a piece of writing that is subject to revision.
What is a draft?
By analyzing the text's content, tone, and style to determine why the author wrote it.
How do you identify the author's purpose?
The circumstances or setting surrounding an event or text that help clarify its meaning.
What does "context" mean?
A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.
What is a preposition?
A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
The process where other writers evaluate and provide feedback on a piece of writing.
What is peer review?
Elements in a text that help organize information (like headings, subheadings, bullet points, etc.) and aid comprehension.
What are text features?