Core Vocabulary
to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features
analyze
In a fiction text, this is the author's attitude toward the subject or the audience.
tone
What do the letters TDEW stand for?
Topic Sentence
Detail
Elaboration
Wrap-Up
This is the word for the events that happen in a narrative.
Plot
Bias
When an author implies something and we come to a conclusion about what they are implying
infer
In a fiction text, this is the overall atmosphere or emotional feeling the reader experiences.
mood
What is the first paragraph of an informative or argumentative essay called?
Introduction
This is what drives the action of the story in a narrative.
Conflict/Struggle
If a source of information is reliable, we call it
Credible
To break a story into its most important parts.
Metaphors, similes, personification, onomatopoeia, and hyperbole are all examples of
figurative language
What is the last paragraph of an informative or argumentative essay?
Conclusion
In a narrative, this is when the conflict is settled.
Resolution
Evidence that applies to the point being made is
Relevant Evidence
central/main idea
When the author uses words and phrases to paint a picture in a reader's mind, this is an example of
imagery
What type of words should go at the beginning of each body paragraph in an informative or argumentative essay?
Transitions
In a narrative, this is the person telling the story.
Narrator
This is a statement that can be proven by research and evidence
In a fiction text, the lesson that universally applies to all people.
theme
What two things should be used to start the third body paragraph of an argumentative essay?
Counterclaim and Rebuttal
This is when something happens that is opposite of what is expected to happen.
irony
This is how a person feels about something, but it can't be proven by research and evidence.
Opinion