Vocabulary
Absurdly
in an absurd way; ridiculously.
Highlighting
Selecting words/sentences that stand out to you that could be helpful in understanding the writing better.
Organize and plan
Map out and figure out what order to put your writing
Guessing that because the little boy fell, that he hurt himself.
Making a prediction.
Writing a first version of something that needs editing.
Rough Draft
Plausible
Seeming reasonable or probable.
Re-reading
Reading something again to get a better understanding
Word Choice
Researching the topic before reading to have a better understanding of the topic
Background Information
Explaining something the reader might not immediately understand.
Clarification.
Shroud
To cover
Skimming
looking only for the general or main ideas
Sentence Fluency
The way individual words and phrases sound together within a sentence, and how groups of sentences sound when read one after the other.
Going back and thinking about what occurred in the paragraph.
Summarizing
Creating a plan on how to write the story.
Outlining
Ameliorate
To improve (something bad or unsatisfactory).
Knowing the context
What is going on in the writing.
In-text citations
Inserted in the text of your research paper to briefly document the source of your information.
Looking for key words in a text
Scanning
Telling the story from a certain point of view to help develop the plot and theme.
Narration.
Acculturation
Adjusting to a new culture.
Find the theme
Looking for the central idea
Narrative Writing
Sharing something that happens to a character.
Understanding what you're reading
Making changes, altering the sentence structure, word choice
Attention to detail.