Category 1
Ths part an essay or argument disproves the opposing arguments.
Counter claim or Refute
Used in an informational text
Information presented in numerical order or by date
What is Chronological (sequential) Order?
where and when an event takes place in a short story
What is setting
It is what the passage or paragraph is about.
What is the central idea?
a struggle or big problem the main character can have
conflict
This figurative language is used in writing to have a direct comparison of two different things
What is metaphor
To tell how two texts or points or views are similar or different?
What is compare and contrast?
the most intense or exciting high point of a short story
What is climax
The reason why an author writes.
What is Author's Purpose?
a text or essay that provides the reader with facts and information about a subject
informational essay or text
Latin prefix meaning look
Spec
This is the main events of a short story
Hint: In FVL we went up the mountain and down the mountain to study this.
What is plot
When you do not know the definition and you have to look around the word.
What is context clues?
an author's main argument
claim
This figurative language is a direct comparison of two different things using like or as
simile
Name what part of grammar these words are: But, and, so, or, for
Hint: choo choo
conjunction
the lesson or moral of a story
What is theme
two or more verbs or that share the same subject and are joined by a conjunction
The students ran and jumped on the playground
compound predicate
Using prior knowledge and what you read to determine what is happening.
What is inference?
the repeated use of a word to get the author's point across
What is repetition
This is a part of grammar that describes a noun
Example: The student was wearing a fluffy blue sweater.
adjective
the perspective from which the story's told
or
the perspective of the author who is creating an argument.
What is point of view
1.The English term used to describe a word that means the opposite
2. The English term used to describe a word that means the same
antonym
synonym
1. If I ask for the dictionary definition meaning I mean this word...
2. If I ask for the emotional meaning I mean this word...
denotative
connotative