A
Sharing facts and real information about a topic
Informative Writing
the feeling the reader gets from the writing
Mood
Where and When the story happens, including the location and time period, and how it looks and feels
Setting
Author's Purpose
the important lesson or message the story is trying to teach
Moral
Who is telling the story and what words they use to tell it (first, second, third)
Point of View
the narrator is a character within the story, using words like I, Me, and My
When the author gives you hints about what will happen later on in the story
Foreshadowing
Where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word "you"
Second Person
The conversation between two or more characters, like a real-life talk, often shown in quotation mark
Dialogue
a little "time machine" that takes the reader back to a scene that happened earlier in the story
Flashback
the main character, the one you're cheering for, whose story your following and who is often the hero of the tale
Protagonist
The process of reviewing, refining, and improving written compositions
revise
"What happens" part, or the sequence of events that make up the story, from beginning t
Plot
Writing that uses evidence and facts to prove whether or not a thesis is true
Argumentative Writing
A narrator's attitudes or beliefs about an event in the story
Perspective
Writing in a style that allows the writer to tell a story
Narrative Writing
When the writer is describing something that is happening to someone else, using "they, she, or he"
Third Person
the narrator is a character within the story, using words like I, Me, and My
Flashback
the big idea or lesson a story or movie wants to teach you, like friendship, bravery, or the importance of kindness
theme
Why an author wrote a story (persuade, entertain, inform)
Author's Purpose
the narrator is a character within the story, using words like I, Me, and My
First Person
Dialogue
a point that someone makes to argue against your original idea or claim
counterclaim
the feeling the reader gets from the writing
Mood
the main idea or argument of a story, essay, or presentation, a key point the writer or speaker wants to prove or explain
thesis
a "comeback" or "counter-argument" where you explain why someone else's idea or statement is wrong, using reasons or evidence to show why you disagree
rebuttal
Writing that uses evidence and facts to prove whether or not a thesis is true
Argumentative Writing
the character or force that opposes the main character (the protagonist), creating conflict
antagonist
he main idea or argument of a story, essay, or presentation, a key point the writer or speaker wants to prove or explain
Thesis
the important lesson or message the story is trying to teach
Moral
Where and When the story happens, including the location and time period, and how it looks and feels
Setting
the character or force that opposes the main character (the protagonist), creating conflict
Antagonist
Sharing facts and real information about a topic
Informative Writing
A narrator's attitudes or beliefs about an event in the story
Perspective
Writing in a style that allows the writer to tell a story
Narrative Writing
Who is telling the story and what words they use to tell it (first, second, third)
Point of View
the main character, the one you're cheering for, whose story your following and who is often the hero of the tale
Protagonist
a point that someone makes to argue against your original idea or claim
Counterclaim
When the writer is describing something that is happening to someone else, using "they, she, or he"
Third Person
Where the narrator tells the story to another character using the word "you"
Second Person
a "comeback" or "counter-argument" where you explain why someone else's idea or statement is wrong, using reasons or evidence to show why you disagree
Rebuttal
the big idea or lesson a story or movie wants to teach you, like friendship, bravery, or the importance of kindness
theme
When the author gives you hints about what will happen later on in the story
Foreshadowing
"What happens" part, or the sequence of events that make up the story, from beginning to end
Plot