Academic Vocabulary 1
This stage of the writing process involves reviewing your writing and improving your details, description, and action.
What is revision?
This is the most exciting part of a story where characters confront the conflict.
What is the climax?
This root means "life."
What is "bio?"
I saw the sun peeking over the tops of buildings and heard birds chirping. As I smelled the sizzling bacon in the kitchen, I knew it was time to get out of bed.
What is sensory detail?
This stage of the writing process involves correcting spelling and grammar mistakes.
What is editing?
This is the part of a story that wraps up the conflict and leads up to the ending.
What is falling action?
This root means "self."
What is "auto?"
When I reread my story, I realized I didn't show my two characters being friends before they started fighting. I added a paragraph where they play NBA 2k together and have fun before they have an argument.
What is revision?
This writing technique involves describing using the five senses.
What is sensory detail?
This is the part of a story where the conflict begins.
What is rising action?
This root means to write or draw.
What is "graph?"
I noticed I wasn't using quotation marks correctly and had run-on sentences, so I fixed them.
What is editing?
In this writing technique, you demonstrate character traits with the character's words and actions.
What is Show, Don't Tell?
This is the end of a story after the conflict has been solved.
What is the resolution?
This root prefix means together?
What is "com" or "con?"
"What are you doing tonight?" asked Jayden.
"I have to study for my final exam. I want to get an A," replied Bob.
"That's actually a good idea. I should do that too."
What is dialogue?
These words link different parts of a piece of writing and can show changes in place or time. Examples include "the next day" and "meanwhile."
What are transition words?
This is the part of a story where the reader learns about the characters and setting for the first time.
What is exposition?
Daily double! Explain how you can figure out the meaning of "autobiography" using the meaning of its three root words.
Responses may vary, the teacher will judge :)
Billy Bob looked out at his large herd of cows, but he had a serious expression on his face.
"I only have 500 cows. Joey John has more. How can I get more cows?"
He looked down at phone and saw Joey John had posted a happy picture. He cursed.
What is Show, Don't Tell?