A unit of writing that consists of related sentences.
What is PARAGRAPH?
100
A word that modifies a noun or pronoun by limiting it meaning.
What is ADJECTIVE?
100
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is DENOTATION?
100
The main idea or message of a piece of writing.
What is THEME?
100
The time and place in which the events of a story happen.
What is SETTING?
200
The series of events that follow one another in a story, novel or play.
What is PLOT?
200
The act of breaking down a subject into its separate parts to determine its meaning.
What is Analysis?
200
The conversation between characters in a story, play, or novel.
What is DIALOGUE?
200
A reflection of a writer's or speakers attitude toward a subject.
What is TONE?
200
A figure of speech that compares to unlike things, using the words like or as.
What is SIMILE?
300
Writing that is similar to everyday speech and written language, as opposed to poetry and drama.
What is PROSE?
300
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making its meaning more specific.
What is Adverb?
300
One of the steps in the writing process; the transforming of thoughts, words, and phrases into sentences and paragraphs.
What is DRAFTING?
300
A sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.
What is TOPIC SENTENCE
300
The writer's choice and arrangement of words and sentences.
What is STYLE?
400
The perspective, or angle, from which a story is told. Most writing is done from a first-person, third-person limited, or third-person omniscient point of view.
What is POINT OF VIEW?
400
The person(s) who reads or listens to what the writer or speaker says.
What is AUDIENCE?
400
Identification of the sources used in writing research or other informative papers, usually in the form or endnotes or footnotes, or using parenthetical documentation.
What is DOCUMENTATION?
400
a line,usually horizontal,divided into equal segments,each of which represents a specific interval of time.
What is Timeline?
400
A brief statement of the main idea of a comparison.
What is SUMMARY?
500
A collection of various pieces of writing, which may include finished pieces and works in progress.
What is Portfolio?
500
A statement, reason, or fact for or against a point; a composition intended to persuade.
What is ARGUMENT?
500
Breaking down into component parts, or analyzing?
What is DECONSTRUCTING?
500
the arrangement of details based on when they occurred.
What is TIME ORDER?
500
A literary device that creates growing interest and excitement leading up to the climax or resolution of a story.