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100

to give a picture of something in words; to tell or write about. 

describe 

100

a preliminary sketch or writing indicating the plan for something 

design 

100

most likely to happen or to be expected

probably 

100

the person who draws the pictures in a story or book

illustrator

200

the order in which something happens.

sequence

200

to show differences that are based on comparing; to tell how things are different

contrast

200

the result of the cause; what happens after

effect

200

to establish or recognize as being a particular person or thing

identify 

300

to give readers facts about a topic.

inform

300

stories about things that really happen (not fake)

nonfiction 

300

a figure of speech in which the word like or as is used to compare two different things

simile

300

to form a general rule or principle from particular facts or instances 

generalization 

400

of no special distinction or quality: widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary. 

common

400

a person in a story or play

character

400

to show using examples

demonstrate 

400

system of marks used to make the meaning of sentences clearer

punctuation 

500

a type of literature that usually rhymes or have rhythm. It is writing in lines and stanzas. 

poetry 

500

documenting why your answer is correct with evidence

support

500

the background, as of time and place, of the action of a story or play; when or where the story takes place

setting

500

a small part of a whole

detail

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