What do you mean?
The order in which events take place in a narrative.
What is the sequence of events?
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is antonym?
What is antonym?
To explain what something is like.
What is describe?
What is describe?
The most important idea in a reading passage supported with details.
What is the main idea?
A shortened version of a text that hits upon the most important points and is in your own words.
What is a summary?
The information that helps prove, explain, or clarify the main idea.
(Hint: 2 words S____________ D____________
What is supportive details?
A word that is similar to another word.
What is synonym?
What is synonym?
To make something simple and easy to understand.
(Hint: Starts with the letter C)
What is to clarify?
An explanation of the meaning of a word.
What is a definition?
A piece of writing that focuses on telling a story.
What is a narrative?
The series of events that make up a story.
What is plot?
A statement or account giving details.
(Hint: Starts with d)
What is a description?
To show what is the same and different between two things.
What is compare and contrast?
Marks and symbols used in writing to help make the meaning of sentences more clear.
What is punctuation?
Writing that talks about a topic, presenting facts, and explaining so the reader can understand the topic.
What is Informational writing?
It refers to what happens; the results. It is what happened next in the text that results from a preceding cause.
What is the effect?
Details or pieces of information from a text that you use to support your ideas, beliefs, opinions, and arguments.
What is evidence?
To make a logical decision based on all information given.
What is conclude?
To quote or paraphrase a text, or to give credit to the author of a text.
What is cite?
A writing piece meant to persuade/convince someone to think the way you do.
What is argumentative/opinion writing?
A work that provides information about a topic. It's what a writer uses to gather information and ideas.
(Hint: Starts with S)
What is a source?
To offer an idea or a plan for someone to consider. When an author______________something, he/she puts forward a plan or idea for you to think about.
(Hint: Starts with S)
What is suggest?
To make a well-informed guess.
What is to infer?
The result, end, or finish of something.
What is a conclusion?
What is a conclusion?
In argumentative writing, it is the part when you "acknowledge the other side." It means to state the standpoints that go against your argument and then re-affirming why your position is the best.
What is a counterargument?