Parts of Speech
A person, place, thing, or idea/concept.
Noun
Who our writing is for; the people reading our writing.
Audience
A person in a book.
Character
alot --> a lot
cuz --> because
Edit
Stories that are NOT true.
Fiction
One person, place, thing, or idea.
Singular Noun
To think of all the possible ways to solve a problem or accomplish a task.
Brainstorm
The author's reason for writing. Persuade, Inform, and Entertain are examples.
1) Beginning
2) Middle
3) End
Plan
A journalist writes to inform. A playwright writes to entertain. An advertisement executive writes to persuade.
Author's Purpose
More than one person, place, thing, or idea/concept.
Plural Noun
"Hmm, I think these sentences actually belong in another paragraph. I'll move them there!"
Revise
Formed by combining text evidence with background knowledge.
Inference
To create an outline or roadmap of what you will write about.
Plan
When two (or more!) characters engage with one another.
Interaction
A noun that is the specific name of a person, place, thing, or idea/concept. Capitalized!
Proper noun
To correct the little things (grammar, spelling).
Edit
Elisa is crying the night before school. I know I cry when I'm sad or anxious. She must be feeling one of those emotions :(
Inference
Writing for school: your teacher, your classmates
Writing for work: Your boss, your subscribers
Audience
A story told from the point-of-view of the main character. I, me, my.
First-Person Point-of-View
A noun that is generic/general. NOT capitalized.
Common Noun
"Here are all the things I could possibly write about to answer this prompt!"
Brainstorm
Text that communicates information in more than one way.
Multimodal Text
To correct the big things (combine, add, rearrange, delete).
Revise
A story told from an outside point-of-view. He, she, they, etc.
Third-Person Point-of-View