A writer's or speaker's attiude toward the subject
Tone
100
The process of putting ideas down on paper. The focus is on content not mechanics
What is drafting
100
Type of inference where you judge a character's personality. (Hint: starts with a c)
conclusion
100
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun
100
Describes the physical, mental, moral, and social aspects of a character
What are character traits
200
The moral lesson, or universal message that an author tries to get you to understand throughout a story.
Theme
200
The writing piece is prepared in final form, including illustrations. The writer shares his writing with others.
What is publishing
200
Type of inference where you try to guess what will happen next, or what could happen next, based on what you already know has happened.
prediction
200
A word that denotes and action, an occurence, or a state of being
What is a verb
200
Where and when a story takes place
What is setting
300
The writer's or speaker's choice of words
Diction
300
An activity that causes the writer to think about he subject. The writer organizes his thoughts before he begins to write.
What is prewriting
300
When you retell the main ideas, events, or facts in your own words
What is summarizing and paraphrasing
300
The part of the sentence that indicates what it is about
What is the subject
300
Feelings or images associated with a word
What is connotation
400
The way a reader feels in reaction to what they are reading
Tone
400
Mechanical, grammatical and spelling errors are fixed in the writing piece
What is editing
400
Looking at the surrounding words to figure out a word's meaning
Looking at CONTEXT, or CONTEXT CLUES
400
The part of the sentence that tells what the subject is doing or somethng about the subject
What is a predicate
400
timeless, and universal ideas that may be implied rather than stated explicitly
What is theme
500
Using information we do know to figure out what we don't know
Inference
500
The process of refining the piece of writing. The writer adds to a writing piece. The writer reorganizes a piece of writing. The writer shares his story and gets input from peers or teacher.
What is revising
500
The two things you must provide to make a solid argument in every part of the TAKS test
a reasonable claim and supporting warrants/details (based on text evidence)
500
A phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun, and indicates a relationship between nouns and verbs
What is a prepositonal phrase
500
A category of literary works, marked by a distinctive style