Words that start with A
This word means correct. Synonyms are exact, right, precise
Accurate
Also known as the main idea
Central Idea
To explain in more detail
Elaborate
Using someone else's work and taking credit for it
Plagiarism
The time, or place/location where the story takes place
setting
The element placed at the beginning or end of a root word
Affix
Otherwise known as the thesis or central idea
Supporting details used to prove your thesis and topic sentence
Evidence
To put into your own words
Paraphrase
Read something quickly to get a general idea of the text
skim
A word that means the opposite of something
Antonym
To show how things are similar
Compare
A short passage taken or pulled from a larger text
Excerpt
The storyline
Plot
A short but clear explanation
summary
A detailed examination or study
Analysis
To show how things are different
Contrast
Synonyms include successful, productive, & helpful
Effective
A synonym for exact
Precise
The order of events as they occur in the story
sequence of events
To present an opposing idea and provide an explanation and reason
Argument
An external struggle between multiple characters or the main character's internal struggle
Conflict
a newspaper article that gives an opinion on a topical issue
Editorial
The author's reason or intent
Puropse
A word that means similar or the same
synonym