Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
What is Fiction
100
The message that the writer is saying; writer's original thoughts.
What is ideas
100
Where you organize thoughts, brainstorm, or use graphic organizers to start thinking about ideas for your paper.
What is pre-writing
100
replied
announced
spoke
communicated
voiced
reported
stated
uttered
mentioned
expressed
What is said
100
The start of the story. The way things are before the action starts.
What is exposition
200
Literature work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm.
What is Poetry
200
Structure of the paper
and
Spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and paragraphing. Enhances writing.
What is organization and grammar
200
Where you begin writing. In this step, you can skip lines or jump around when writing. This is your first copy of the writing. It doesn't have to be perfect yet.
The series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax.
What is rising action
300
When the class takes time to read and critique peers on their writing.
What is workshop
300
Shows who the author is and what his/her personality is.
What is voice
300
This is where you use a new color to go through and make little notes about your first draft. Use a color other than red, like blue or green. Here, you check to see if your sentences make sense or see if the details are on topic. Do you need to add anything?
What is revision
300
glad
joyful
delighted
content
ecstatic
elated
overjoyed
thrilled
pleasant
blissful
What is happy
300
The turning point of the story. Most intense moment; either an emotional or physical turning point in the story.
What is climax
400
A topic around which you start jotting down ideas; could be a single word, a phrase, a paragraph, or even a picture.
What is a writing prompt
400
Readability of the paper or writing; sentences shouldn't be choppy, they should flow.
What is fluency
400
When you typically use a red pen to check spelling and punctuation. This is also where you make changes or additions to your writing.
What is editing
400
a great deal
tons
heaps
very many
masses
abundance
plenty
galore
excess
loads
What is a lot
400
All of the action after the climax. The events that lead to the end of the story.
What is falling action
500
This is writing, typically fiction or poetry, which displays imagination or invention that contradicts with academic or journal writing.
What is creative writing
500
Helps create a mental picture for both writer and reader. Using specific or accurate words are important.
What is word choice
500
This is where you use the notes from revising and editing to produce the best form of your writing.
What is final copy
500
love
adore
fond of
cherish
admire
crazy about
passionate about
value
enjoy
What is like
500
The conclusion, tying together of all the threads and the final outcome. The end.