Grammar
Literature
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Writing Strategies
100
This type of word takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
What is a pronoun?
100
This is the term for the the events that make up the action of the story.
What is the plot?
100
This Latin Root means to pull or drag
What is -tract-
100
You might look here if you wanted to find information about a current event.
What is a newspaper?
100
These words or phrases will help writers go from one idea to the next.
What are transitions?
200
This part of speech modifies a noun.
What is an adjective?
200
This is the central message of a story.
What is the theme?
200
This Latin prefix means back, or again.
What is re-?
200
This is where you find information about care of a product.
What is a manual?
200
This is a type of evidence using a brief story from the author's experience.
What is an anecdote?
300
This part of speech modifies a verb.
What is an adverb?
300
These are the people that make up a story.
Who are the characters?
300
A figure of speech using like or as. She was as happy as a clam.
What is a simile?
300
These are smaller headings used to separate information in a text.
What are subheadings?
300
Topic sentences need to be supported by these.
What are details or evidence?
400
This word is the adverb in the sentence: Donnia ran quickly to the store.
What is quickly?
400
By using pronouns such as he, she, and they in narration, we can determine this to be the point of view.
What is third person?
400
This figure of speech compares two unlike things. "She had angel eyes."
What is a metaphor?
400
This is an essay used to convince readers to adopt a point of view.
What is a persuasive essay?
400
The transition words however, similarly, in addition to, are used frequently in this type of writing.
What is compare and contrast?
500
This word is the pronoun in the sentence: Who is going to the movies tonight?
What is who?
500
The purpose of this type of writing, is to tell about events that happened in an author's own life.
What is an autobiography?
500
This is a strategy you can use to find the meaning of word by using words in the surrounding sentences.
What is finding context clues?
500
This would be the best place to find information about a specific word.
What is a dictionary?
500
Transition words such as because, so, as a result, are used in this type of organization pattern.
What is cause and effect?
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