News Report
Letter Writing
Terms / Definitions
Dust Vocabulary
Paragraph Writing
100
The very first sentence in a news report answers the 5 W's and is called this.
What is a lead sentence?
100
This goes at the top right hand corner of the letter.
What is your address?
100
A comparison between two things, using the words "like" or "as." Ex: He was as excited as a monkey swinging from a tree.
What is a simile?
100
A storehouse for grain.
What is a granary?
100
The first sentence of the paragraph and it tells the main idea.
What is a topic sentence?
200
The length of a paragraph in a news report.
What is 2-3 sentences.
200
This goes under the address.
What is the date?
200
The main idea or message of a story.
What is a theme?
200
To irritate or annoy.
What is exasperated?
200
A detail given to help prove or give information about the topic sentence.
What is a point or a fact?
300
Something that someone who witnessed the event says and it is included in the news report.
What is a quote?
300
The name for the opening line of the letter.
What is the salutation?
300
The most exciting point in the story.
What is the climax?
300
A fortress that commands a city.
What is a citadel?
300
Specific evidence to support the fact.
What is an example?
400
A news report must be based on these.
What are facts?
400
The piece of punctuation used at the end of the salutation and at the end of the closing.
What is a comma?
400
Every good story needs this. It's like the engine of the story.
What is a conflict?
400
Stately or grand.
What is majestic?
400
This is the last sentence in the paragraph and it restates the topic sentence in different words (sums up the main idea).
What is a closing sentence?
500
The word used to describe news reports. It also means keeping your opinion out.
What is objective?
500
This is something you need at the very end of the letter to make it seem personal and professional.
What is a signature?
500
Hinting at future events.
What is foreshadowing?
500
A high level of achievement.
What is stature?
500
A structured paagraph should be this many sentences.
What is 5-8 sentencs.
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