Words in Context
Jake asked his mother for permission to go to his friend Rodney’s dance party, stating that his grades had improved, and he was quite pleased when she consented.
agreed
Author's name and title
What is the purpose of characterization?
To tell you something about the charcters
The message or lesson of a story
Theme
The person, place, or thing that a sentence is about
While houses and antiques increase in value, most things, such as cars and TVs, depreciate
Decrease in value
A source which is specific to your topic, written by a trusted author, and verified by other sources
Reliable source
How a character or author thinks and feels about a situtation
Perspective
A direct comparison between two things that does not use "like" or "as"
Metaphor
The action performed by the subject of a sentence
Verb or predicate
While Martha's apartment is decorated plainly, her clothing is very flamboyant.
Fancy, flashy
When a source is in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Bias
A method of characterization where someone outside the story tells what a character thinks and feels
narration
A text structure that tells the results of something that happened, and the reason behind it
Cause and effect
An incomplete sentence
fragment
When Jose found out that his little brother Emilio carelessly broke Jose’s Xbox disc tray, Jose was vexed and sure let Emilio know it
Upset, angry
The part of a TDA where you show how your evidence proves your answer.
Explanation/elaboration
A method of characterization where the character says something about themselves out loud.
Dialogue
An author's reason for writing a text
author's purpose
A sentence that is extended incorrectly
Run-on
I wanted to just set the table and be done with it, but my mother scrupulously arranged each napkin, dish, and utensil until they were in perfect alignment.
Picky, perfectionistic, detailed
A place where you can find and sort through a lot of scholarly articles online
Database
A type of characterization where the reader must make an inference about the character, based on something they did or said
Indirect characterization
A saying, or a phrase with figurative rather than literal meaning that is used in everyday language. It’s a saying that wouldn’t make sense literally
Idiom
The two things needed to properly join two complete thoughts
Conjunction and comma