GRAMMAR
an action word
Verb
Reading a text quickly in order to find specific information
Scanning
It tells a story. In most cases, this is a story about a personal experience you had.
Narrative
It is the topic of a sentence
Subject
It is a cycle of rapid perusing or speed reading for general significance
Skimming
A genre of essay that asks the student to describe something—object, person, place, experience, emotion, situation, etc.
Descriptive
Name of people, animals, things, places and events
Noun
The knowledge of stored information about the meaning and pronunciations of words
Vocabulary
It attempts to persuade a reader to adopt a certain point of view or to take a particular action.
Persuasive
It is not part of oral grammar, but it is essential to master written English. It helps to show emotion or feelings.
Punctuation Marks
The ability to identify and manipulate phonemes into spoken words
Phonemic Awareness
An essay that communicates factual information and relies on different structures to communicate their positions, like compare and contrast, process essays, and analyzing cause and effect
Expository
an affix inserted inside a word stem
Infix
It is a reading ability that allows the reader to investigate while reading the text
Drawing Conclusions
a piece of writing that takes a stance on an issue
Argumentative