GENERAL WRITING
NARRATIVES
NARRATIVES
EVIDENCE
MORE NARRATIVE
100

EXPLICIT

SAY CLEAR AND DIRECT

100

WHEN PROBLEM FIRST INTRODUCED AND BEGINS TO BUILD

RISING ACTION

100

CHARACTER

INDIVIDUAL IN A STORY WHOSE THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND ACTIONS MOVE THE PLOT

100

DETAILS FROM TEXT THAT READER USES TO SUPPORT THEIR IDEA OR OPINION

TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

100

FALLING ACTION

BEGIN TO EASE ANY TENSION AND START TO WRAP UP LOOSE ENDS

200

IMPLICIT

IMPLY-BEAT AROUND THE BUSH

200

THE MAIN PROBLEM THE CHARACTER FACES

CLIMAX

200

THEME

THE MAIN LESSON LEARNED OR MESSAGE

200

TO REFER TO A TEXT AS EVIDENCE

CITE

200

RESOLUTION

CONCLUSION OR END OF STORY

300

DIALECT

FORM OF LANGUAGE BASED ON LOCATION OR SOCIAL GROUP

300

THE BIG EVENT OR ACTION THAT CREATES CONFLICT

INCITING INCIDENT

300

NARRATIVE

A STORY THAT TELLS ABOUT SOMETHING

300

USING AUTHORS EXACT WORD AND PUT IN QUOTATION MARKS

QUOTATION

300

AUTHORS CLAIM

THE MAIN POINT THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO MAKE

400

DIALOGUE

CONVERSATION BETWEEN CHARACTERS

400

THE EVENTS THAT FORM A STORY

PLOT

400

EXPOSITION

THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AT THE BEGINNING OF A STORY ABOUT CHARACTER AND SETTING

400

A READERS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT TEXT WRITTEN ON THE TEXT 

ANNOTATION

400

SIMILE

COMPARE 2 UNLIKE THINGS USING LIKE OR AS

500

POINT OF VIEW

PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH STORY IS TOLD

500

TIME AND PLACE OF THE STORY

SETTING

500

DRAMA

A STORY THAT IS TOLD OR PERFORMED LIVE IN FRONT OF PEOPLE IN A THEATER

500

TO CONSIDER IN DETAIL OR FIGURE OUT MEANING

ANALYZE

500

METAPHOR

COMPARE TO UNLIKE THINGS INDIRECTLY. IT DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS

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