GENERAL WRITING
EXPLICIT
SAY CLEAR AND DIRECT
WHEN PROBLEM FIRST INTRODUCED AND BEGINS TO BUILD
RISING ACTION
CHARACTER
INDIVIDUAL IN A STORY WHOSE THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND ACTIONS MOVE THE PLOT
DETAILS FROM TEXT THAT READER USES TO SUPPORT THEIR IDEA OR OPINION
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
FALLING ACTION
BEGIN TO EASE ANY TENSION AND START TO WRAP UP LOOSE ENDS
IMPLICIT
IMPLY-BEAT AROUND THE BUSH
THE MAIN PROBLEM THE CHARACTER FACES
CLIMAX
THEME
THE MAIN LESSON LEARNED OR MESSAGE
TO REFER TO A TEXT AS EVIDENCE
CITE
RESOLUTION
CONCLUSION OR END OF STORY
DIALECT
FORM OF LANGUAGE BASED ON LOCATION OR SOCIAL GROUP
THE BIG EVENT OR ACTION THAT CREATES CONFLICT
INCITING INCIDENT
NARRATIVE
A STORY THAT TELLS ABOUT SOMETHING
USING AUTHORS EXACT WORD AND PUT IN QUOTATION MARKS
QUOTATION
AUTHORS CLAIM
THE MAIN POINT THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO MAKE
DIALOGUE
CONVERSATION BETWEEN CHARACTERS
THE EVENTS THAT FORM A STORY
PLOT
EXPOSITION
THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AT THE BEGINNING OF A STORY ABOUT CHARACTER AND SETTING
A READERS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT TEXT WRITTEN ON THE TEXT
ANNOTATION
SIMILE
COMPARE 2 UNLIKE THINGS USING LIKE OR AS
POINT OF VIEW
PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH STORY IS TOLD
TIME AND PLACE OF THE STORY
SETTING
DRAMA
A STORY THAT IS TOLD OR PERFORMED LIVE IN FRONT OF PEOPLE IN A THEATER
TO CONSIDER IN DETAIL OR FIGURE OUT MEANING
ANALYZE
METAPHOR
COMPARE TO UNLIKE THINGS INDIRECTLY. IT DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS