Definition
Common Ela Terms
Type of writing
Features/Characteristics
100

Person, Place, Thing, or idea

A Noun

100

the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an

Plot

100

An essay of what you think

Opinion writing

200

A danger or risk

Hazard

200

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

Theme

200

a style that allows the writer to tell a story

Narrative Writing

300

To give up high office

Abdicate

300

a person in a novel, play, or movie.

A Character

300

A factual writing

Informational writing

300

little lines under your eyes

bags

400

a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal

A Bounty

400
the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.


Setting

400

 uses logic and reason to show that one idea is more legitimate than another

Persuasive Writing

500
the exertion of force by means of a lever or an object used in the manner of a lever

Define leverage

500

be a warning or indication of (a future event).

Foreshadow

500

 a genre of writing that describes, explains, or investigates an idea, reason, or steps in order to inform or illuminate a particular subject for the reader

Expository Writing