Unit 1
A literary technique that is used to describe a sound effect.
Onomatopoeia
To reduce intensity.
Assuage
Impressive in size.
Prodigious
Long, tubular mouth of an insect.
Proboscis
To trap/surprise approach
Waylay
When events happen one after another.
A sequence
A set of words familiar to one's language.
Vocabulary
To think of an author's purpose/meaning of a text.
Analyze.
The way words are placed, usually ended with some kind of punctuation.
Sentence
To make an educated guess.
What is a 3-5 sentence explanation of a reading?
A summary
The system/structure of a language.
Grammar
Small symbols that create tone and emotion to writing.
Punctuation.
Showing how two things can be the same or different.
Compare and contrast
The way words are arranged into sentences.
Syntax.
When words are able to be comprehended without being said aloud.
Fluency
The way a word is assembled.
Spelling
Theme
The way the text sounds.
Tone
To make a judgement.
Drawing conclusions.
What is it called when a writer does a background of what they are writing about?
Research
Using words to express oneself without a realistic meaning.
Figurative Language
Writing all possible ideas separately from the finished work.
Outline
Going back and editing any errors in writings.
Revising
The intended group of people for a reading/text.
audience