Assessment Words
The most important ideas in a text
Summary
Ordered based on time
Comparing two things using like or as
Simile
Action leading to the climax
Rising action
Written to give information to the reader
Inform
To explain how two things are different
Contrast
Identifying a problem and finding a solution
Problem/Solution
Comparing two things that are similar
Metaphor
Most action packed part of the story
Climax
Written to tell the steps or process about something
Explain
To look at all sides of the text and make a judgement about it.
Evaluate
Finding similarities and differences
Compare/contrast
Exaggerating or overstatement
Hyperbole
Events after the climax that leads to a resolution
Falling action
Written for the purpose of entertainment
Entertain
Take the text apart and look at the smaller pieces
Analyze
Ideas or steps prioritized according to a hierarchy of value
Order of importance
Words that contradict one another
Paradox
The issue in a story that the characters have to face
Conflict
Written to convince the reader about a certain topic
Persuade
Simplify a complex idea from the text
Interpret
Changes in distributions of activities in space
Spatial Developement
Reference to a famous work
Allusion
The main person or force who opposes the characters trying to fix the conflict
Antagonist
When the author has a clear opinion about a topic