ARGUE
A CLAIM WITH REASONS, EVIDENCE, AND REASONING
ARGUMENT
A BRIEF, OVERALL SUMMARY OF WHAT THE ENTIRE TEXT IS ABOUT
CENTRAL IDEA
THE UNIVERSAL IDEA, LESSON, OR MESSAGE EXPLORED THROUGHOUT A WORK OF LITERATURE
THEME
VERB VOICE WHERE THE SUBJECT PERFORMS THE ACTION
ACTIVE VOICE
A GUESS ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT BASED ON WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED
PREDICTION
EXPLAINS WHY YOU BELIEVE YOUR CLAIM
REASONING
CAN BE PROVEN
FACT
THE TIME AND PLACE OF A STORY
SETTING
A VERB USED AS AN ADJECTIVE (MODIFIES A NOUN)
IT ENDS IN -ED, ING, OR N
PARTICIPLE
THE SENTENCE THAT STATES THE MAIN IDEA
TOPIC SENTENCE
THE OVERALL OPINION IN AN ARGUMENT
CLAIM
THE REASON THAT SOMETHING HAPPENS
CAUSE
THE STRUCTURE OR ORGANIZATION OF EVENTS THAT MAKE UP A FICTIONAL STORY
PLOT
A VERB FORM BEGINNING WITH "TO" THAT IS USED AS A NOUN, AN ADJECTIVE, OR AN ADVERB
INFINITIVE
A SHORT RETELLING OF A STORY, ESSAY, ARTICLE, POEM, OR OTHER PIECE OF WRITING AND RESTATES MOST IMPORTANT POINTS OR IDEAS
SUMMARY
COUNTERCLAIM
THE KEY IDEA THAT THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO CONVEY IN THE TEXT
MAIN POINT
THE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH A STORY IS TOLD
POINT OF VIEW
A VERBAL, ALWAYS ENDING IN "ING", THAT IS USED AS A NOUN
GERUND
THESE ARE WORDS THAT HELP WITH TIME ORDER TO HELP THE READER FOLLOW THE EVENT
TRANSITIONS
PERSUADE
THEY EXPLAIN, PROVE, OR GIVE EXAMPLES OF THE MAIN POINT
SUPPORTING DETAILS
LITERARY DEVICE IN WHICH THE AUTHOR USES ONE THING TO REPRESENT SOMETHING ELSE
SYMBOLISM
VERB VOICE WHERE THE SUBJECT RECEIVES THE ACTION
PASSIVE VOICE
VERB MOOD THAT ASKS A QUESTION
INTERROGATIVE