Reading
What a text is mostly about PLUS the author's perspective
What is the main idea?
people who read a story, article, or piece of writing
Who is the audience?
to identify the source of information
What is to cite?
a location or position
My friend went to the library after school and asked me to meet her _________.
What is "there"?
when an author includes clues about what will happen next in the story
What is foreshadowing?
A part of a character's personality; what they are like
What is a character trait?
the parts of a paragraph
What is the topic sentence, details, analysis, and concluding sentence?
list of sources at the end of a research paper
What is the Works Cited?
when someone places an object down
After ________ out clothes on my bed, I decided what to wear to school.
What is "laying"?
a story told through poems
What is a novel in verse?
supporting character that isn't the main character in the story
What is a secondary character?
the final sentence of the introduction that states the main point or claim of an essay
What is a thesis statement?
to put information from a source into your own words
What is paraphrase?
to take or receive
When the coach asked John to be the captain of the team, he said, "I _________."
What is "accept"?
letters used to show a pattern of rhymes in a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
the three parts of a story in order
What is exposition, climax, and resolution?
words that connect ideas and help writing flow
What are transition words?
taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own without citing
What is plagiarism?
subject, verb, and complete thought
What is a simple sentence?
A number next to a word or sentence that leads the reader to a note at the bottom of the page; used to give more information that the reader needs to know
What is a footnote?
idea, feeling, or lesson that come up again and again in a story
What is a theme?
when a writer doesn't use "I", "you", slang words, or abbreviations
What is formal language?
paraphrase, summarize, quote, and cite the author(s)
What are ways to avoid plagiarism?
two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction
What is a compound sentence?
three main purposes of writing
What is to persuade, inform, and entertain?