Academic Vocabulary 1
This stage of the writing process involves reviewing your writing and improving your details, description, and action.
What is revision?
This is the most exciting part of a story where characters confront the conflict.
What is the climax?
Referencing another story
What is allusion?
I saw the sun peeking over the tops of buildings and heard birds chirping. As I smelled the sizzling bacon in the kitchen, I knew it was time to get out of bed.
What is sensory detail?
That pro football player is as big as a house!
Hyperbole
This stage of the writing process involves correcting spelling and grammar mistakes.
What is editing?
This is the part of a story that wraps up the conflict and leads up to the ending.
What is falling action?
Comparing two unlike things by saying one thing is the other thing
What is a metaphor?
When I reread my story, I realized I didn't show my two characters being friends before they started fighting. I added a paragraph where they play NBA 2k together and have fun before they have an argument.
What is revision?
Life is a long and winding road
Metaphor
This writing technique involves describing using the five senses.
What is sensory detail?
This is the part of a story where the conflict begins.
What is rising action?
Exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is hyperbole?
I noticed I wasn't using quotation marks correctly and had run-on sentences, so I fixed the mistakes.
What is editing?
The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant
Alliteration
In this writing technique, you demonstrate character traits with the character's words and actions.
What is Show, Don't Tell?
This is the end of a story after the conflict has been solved.
What is the resolution?
Giving traits of a human, like emotion, to something non-human
Personification
What are you doing tonight?" asked Jayden.
"I have to study for my final exam. I want to get an A," replied Bob.
"That's actually a good idea. I should do that too."
What is dialogue?
The red light was taunting her, mocking how late she was.
Personification
These words link different parts of a piece of writing and can show changes in place or time. Examples include "the next day" and "meanwhile."
What are transition words?
This is the part of a story where the reader learns about the characters and setting for the first time.
What is exposition?
A sound effect, such as “Boom!”
Onomatopoeia
Billy Bob looked out at his large herd of cows, but he had a serious expression on his face.
"I only have 500 cows. Joey John has more. How can I get more cows?"
He looked down at phone and saw Joey John had posted a happy picture. He cursed.
What is Show, Don't Tell?
Forest gump momma said, life was like a box of chocolates / My momma told me go to school, get your doctorate
Allusion