Using exaggeration in writing. ex: I could eat a horse!
What is hyperbole?
100
Choosing the best and most descriptive words in writing.
What is word choice?
100
A word that takes the place of a noun.
ex: They climbed the wall in ten seconds.
What is a pronoun?
100
Making yourself heard in a piece of writing.
What is voice?
100
An alphabetical listing of technical terms, foreign words or special words, with an explanation or definition for each.
What is the glossary?
200
The writer's hings and lcues about what is going to happen in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
200
The sentence which contains the main idea of a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
200
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb.
I never want to move that slowly.
What is an adverb?
200
Ensuring that sentences are complete and flow easily when read.
What is sentence fluency?
200
The first printed page in a book that gives you the title , author's name, publisher's name, and place of publication.
What is the title page?
300
Compares two different thngs without using a word of comparison such as like or as.
What is a metaphor?
300
Copying someone else's writing or ideas and then using them as if they were your own.
What is plagiarism?
300
A word that names a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
300
Using punctuation, correct spelling, and correct grammar.
What are conventions?
300
Show the major divisions of the book. Helps the reader locate major topics or areas covered in the book.
What is the table of contents?
400
Words in a sentence that have the same vowel sound at the beginning of the words.
Four furry friends found food in the forest.
What is alliteration?
400
The position or angle from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
400
A word that shows the relationship between the subject and other words in the sentence. ex: Mary crawled under the table to retrieve the ball.
What is a preposition?
400
Putting the sentences in order to make the writing make sense.
What is organization?
400
An extra chapter or few pages at the end of the book that gives the reader more information of what happens in the future.
What is the epilogue.
500
The author goes back to an earlier time in the story and explains something that will help the reader understand the whole story better.
What is a flashback?
500
Collecting ideas by thinking freely and openly about all the possiblilites.
What is brainstorming?
500
A word that connects words or phrases.
My siblings and I spent a week at camp, but we also camped on the river with our grandparents.
What is a conjunction?
500
Taking a unique approach in writing, putting your thoughts together in a way that appeals to the readers, and writing that draws the reader to want more uses these.
What are ideas.
500
This comes at the beginning of some books to give the reader extra information before he/she begins to read the story.