Literary terms
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Writing
Purpose
100
What the reading is about
What is the central idea?
100
Words that mean about the same as each other
What are synonyms?
100
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
A statement that tells what you are writing about.
What is a claim/topic sentence?
100
This is the reason why an author choose to write.
What is author's purpose/ persuade, inform or entertain?
200
The lesson or message that the author intends for the reader to learn
What is theme
200
Letter or letters added to the beginning of the word to change its meaning
What are prefixes?
200
The use of sound words
What is onomatopoeia
200
The number of pieces of evidence needed for a short response question.
What is 2-3 pieces of evidence?
200
the purpose When an author tries to convince you.
What is persuade?
300
The feeling that the author creates through his/her words
What is the mood?
300
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently
What are homophones?
300
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is personification?
300
Words and phrases that make your writing flow together.
What are transition words/phrases?
300
 the purpose when the author uses suspense or makes you laugh
What is entertain?
400
The author's attitude and opinions through use of his or her words
What is tone?
400
Words that are opposites or have opposite meanings
What are antonyms?
400
Extreme exaggeration to make a point


"I told you a million times to clean your room!"

What is hyperbole?
400

These sentences show why your evidence supports your claim.

What are explanations or an analysis of how your quote fits the claim? 

400
 the purpose when the author tells you how to do something or gives you facts and details
What is inform?
500
Made up of all the events of a story including the turning point.
What is the plot?
500
A word's emotional meaning
What is connotation?
500
creating and image in the reader's mind by using vivid descriptions?
What is imagery?
500

Anything found on the page, in the question, in the text such as character's names and names of places should be written and 

What is spelled correctly?

500

These things found in a text such as statistics, pictures, graphs, text boxes, foot notes, sub headings...etc that help a reader determine the author's purpose.

What are text features?
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