Language
Random
Writing
Fiction
Nonfiction
100

Antonym

A word with opposite meaning
100

Perspective

Another opinion/idea

100

Synthesize

To bring ideas together

100

Narrative

A story

100

Viewpoint

Another perspective/idea/opinion

200

Synonym

A word with similar meaning

200

Relevant supporting details

Evidence for the main idea
200

Paraphrase

Restatement of a text or passage

200

Character

Main person of a story/novel

200
Biography

A written account of another person's life

300

Descriptive language

Use of sensory details

300

Persuasive text

A text that convinces the reader through logical reasoning

300

Independent clause

Main clause/principal clause

300

Fairy tales

Unrealistic stories written to entertain children

300

Autobiography

A written account of one's own life

400

Figurative language

Symbolic language no literal (example: metaphor)

400
Plagiarism

Stealing another author's language or thoughts as your own words or ideas

400

Dependent clause

A clause that helps the main or principal clause

400

Fable

Story with animals as the main character and a moral lesson

400

Memoir

Important events or experiences of one person's life

500

Plot development

A storyline of a play, novel or short story

500

Context clues

Bits of information within a text to hint the readers to understand the meaning of an unfamiliar or unusual word or passage

500

Elaboration

Explained with intricate details

500

Folktale

An imaginative story that has been told for a long time by a group of people

500

Formal language

Language planned and designed to serve a purpose