Literature
What is the definition of a narrative?
Story
What an author is trying to teach you about a topic or subject
Main Idea
Type of writing in which the writer uses
facts and data to prove a point
Argumentative
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Simile
Items students use to find information
Sources
When and Where the story takes place.
Setting
Details that back-up or support the main idea
Supporting Details
The point the author is trying to make
Claim
Comparison of two things where one thing becomes another
Metaphor
Writing only main ideas of a text in your own words
Summarizing
Another word for the problem
Conflict
Information from the text that helps determine meanings of words
Context Clues
Facts used by the author to prove
his/her point
Evidence
Giving human traits to something not human
Personification
Writing a passage of information in your own words
Paraphrasing
Highest point of action in a story
Point in the story where the problem is resolved
Climax
Text structures that uses sensory details
Descriptive
Argument/point made by the opposing side
Counterclaim
Repetition of consonant sounds at the
beginning of several words close together
Alliteration
The last step in writing anything that is
going to be read by another person
Proofreading
The message an author is giving in a story.
Theme
Text structure in which an author examines two things finding similarities and differences
Compare/Contrast
Part A: A rule of life that helps support evidence
Part B: The “fancy but” that redirects the reader to claim
Warrant
Rebuttal
Author’s attitude about the topic of a
poem or story
Tone
Part A: Giving credit where credit is due in writing
Part B: Taking credit for work or ideas created by
someone else
Citing; Internal Citation
Plagiarizing