A new one of these comes out every morning. Instead of containing long stories, these usually contain short articles.
newspaper
100
When you're writing a piece, and you tell how you feel about something, you are sharing your _________. You won't find many of these in encyclopedias, though.
opinion
100
This is a synonym for base word, or the main part of a word, without prefixes and suffixes.
root word
100
This is the full, official word for a book of information that you use for a class.
textbook
100
This is something you need to follow when you're playing a game or following spelling or grammar patterns. Don't break it!
rule
200
This word describes all the genres that include real information and facts. If there is any part of it that isn't real, it doesn't fit in this genre.
nonfiction
200
This is a very helpful way to organize your writing before you begin. It has lines that start with letters and numbers, and it helps you figure out what you want to say in what part of your essay or your report. (Think about the one we did for our persuasive paper about snow!)
outline
200
This is the part of the word that comes at the end.
suffix
200
This is a special kind of folk tale or fiction. The main character in this story can do something unrealistic. He might be really fast, or she might be incredibly smart. It is kind of like a legend, but because of this one thing that the main character can do, we know it can't be true.
tall tale
200
This is something that you follow over the course of a day. Airplanes, buses, and trains also have these, so you know what time something is happening. It is a kind of nonfiction, and the author's purpose is always to inform.
schedule
300
This is a long piece of writing that you might do when you want to convince someone that your point of view is correct. You provide examples and information that might help convince your reader.
persuasive writing, persuasive essay
300
This word describes the name of a book, publication, or article.
title
300
When people create commercials, they are trying to convince you to do something. They are _________ their product, trying to get you to buy it.
advertising, or advertise
300
After you open the cover of a book, you'll find this. It repeats the name of the book, but on the inside. It also tells the author's name and might tell information about where it was published, too.
title page
400
The answer to this one is easier than you probably think--it's when you write a piece of fiction, but it's not long! It's not a book by itself (it's not long enough), but sometimes there are collections of these in a bigger book.
short story
400
This is a synonym for fact. If you want to say something like you mean it, you say it very strongly. You make a _________.
statement
400
This word is the official word for a word that means the opposite of something.
antonym
400
This is a kind of fiction story. It's very exciting, and frequently take place in far away places. Characters in the story may be in danger at some point.
adventure
400
This one is easier than you think! When a story is fiction, we know it didn't really happen. What other word can you use to describe this kind of story? You have to use your imagination to pretend that it happened. We can call it ____-__________.