Language Arts Category 1
A manner of writing. It involves how something is said rather than what is said.
Style
A play is this form of literature.
Drama
Speaking or writing that expresses a position, or makes a claim, and supports it with reasons and evidence.
Argument.
Name the favorite sport of your teacher.
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You are not influenced by personal feelings, unbiased.
Objective.
Spell the last name of your teacher.
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Name the title of your favorite class reading this year. (reading counts books do not count-ironic??)
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In an argument, this is the writer's position on an issue or problem.
Claim.
A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
Theme
You place excessive emphasis on one's own feeling, biased.
Subjective.
Refers to the method of narration used in literature (first person, third person omniscient, third person limited)
Point of View
Details that support the main idea.
Supporting details!
A specific piece of information that is offered to support a claim.
Evidence.
Another name for the main idea of a story.
Central idea.
The restating of information in one's own words.
Paraphrase
A feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by a reader (horror unit)
Suspense
A writer usually writes for one or more of these reasons: to express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain , to persuade, to entertain.
Author's purpose.
Something that causes a person to act in a certain way.
Motive
The time and place of the action of the story.
Setting.
To briefly retell the main idea of a piece of writing in one's words.
Summary
To examine something carefully and to judge its value or worth
Evaluate
Struggle or clash between opposing forces.
Conflicting viewpoints.
A logical guess that is made based on facts and one's own knowledge and experience.
The series of events in a story.
Plot
Written conversation between two or more characters.
Dialogue