Root Words
Johnny Tremain
Short Stories
Narrative Writing
Informational Writing
100

The definition of the root cred.

What is believe?

100
The trade that Johnny was training for at the Lapham's.
What is a silversmith?
100
The author of "Tell Tale Heart".
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
100
Time, place, and environment in which a story takes place.
What is setting?
100
The elements of the ICED writing strategy.
What is Idea, Citation, Explanation, and Defense of Thesis?
200

The definition of the root div.

What is separate?

200
The person Johnny first meets at the Boston Observer.
Who is Rab?
200
The author of "Summer of the Beautiful White Horse".
Who is William Saroyan?
200
A series of events in a story that reveal conflict, crisis (or climax), and resolution.
What is plot?
200
A text structure an author uses to describe a topic by listing characteristics, features, attributes, and/or examples.

What is description?

300

The definition of the root luna.

What is moon?

300
The three characters that played a role in freeing Johnny of the charges Mr. Lyte brought against him.
Who is Rab, Cilla, and Josiah Quincy.
300
The crazy uncle who always yells.
Who is Uncle Khosrove?
300
People or things that take part in a story.
What are characters?
300
A text structure an author uses to list items or events in numerical or chronological order, either explicitly or implicitly.

What is sequence?

400

The definition of the root jur.

What is law/swear?

400
Something Rab so desperately wanted.
What is a good, modern gun?
400
He has "a way" with everything.
Who is Mourad?
400
The underlying meaning of the story.
What is a theme?
400
A text structure an author uses when detailing how two or more events, ideas, theories, or things are alike and/or different.

What is compare and contrast?

500

The definition of the root mand.

What is order?

500
He gave the most important speech at the Observers' final meeting.
Who is James Otis?
500
The place where the old man's corpse was placed.
What is under the floor boards?
500
The perspective from which the story is told.
What is point of view?
500
The elements of a concluding paragraph.
What is a restatement of the thesis, a brief summary, and a strong concluding statement?
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