To take a lot of information and narrow it down to only the topic and a few important details.
What is summarize?
200
Where and when the story takes place.
What is the setting?
200
Another name for non-fiction.
What is informational text?
200
Writing that tries to convince an audience to agree with an opinion.
What is persuasive writing?
200
The order in which things happen in a story.
What is the sequence of events?
200
To give detailed information about.
What is describe?
300
The main problem in the plot of a story.
What is the conflict?
300
A way of organizing information. They often use shapes such as circles, rectangles, and squares.
What is a graphic organizer?
300
Writing that tells a story about an event.
What is narrative writing?
300
To look at closely and think through.
What is analyze?
300
To look for similarities in two or more things.
What is compare?
400
The author's main message about life.
What is the theme?
400
A picture that is labeled to give information about sections of the picture.
What is a diagram?
400
Writing that provides information and explains it.
What is expository writing?
400
Proof of something. This shows the reason for something.
What is evidence?
400
To take the information you know and the information you have read and make an educated guess. This can also be called to "read between the lines".
What is infer?
500
Although it is often used in poetry, this can be used in any type of writing. Examples include similies, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, and idioms.
What is figurative language?
500
Print on the page that is darker than the other text or words on the page.
What is bold print?
500
A type of writing that describes a person, place, thing, or event by using interesting and specific details.
What is descriptive writing?
500
A type of writing. Examples include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama.