Parts of Speech
Our class "invited" all of the middle school students to the festival.
verb
The struggle within a story
conflict
As we looked up at the sky, the moon greeted us.
personification
Prime (adj) 1. of main importance, 2. of the finest quality, 3. evenly divisible 4 a time of strength or success in a person's life
dictionary
The beginning of a paper, way to introduce your opening paragraph
Hook
Four days a week, we attended the "Summer Academy".
noun
time and place from where a story occurs
setting
The moon is as bright as day.
thesaurus
This sentence is the main idea of your essay.
thesis statement
Mrs. Branch Harris is an "amazing" principal!
hints or clues about what will happen in a story
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
hyperbole
fact can be proven but this cannot, just gives your thoughts
opinion
to find your errors and then correct them in your paper
editing
Jeremiah entertained "us" with his pleasant and funny attitude.
pronoun
spoken conversation between characters
Becky brought bananas to the beach boogaloo.
alliteration
an annual publication that can look at farmer's planting dates and weather forecasts
Almanac
Begin your writing by gathering ideas and data about your topic
brainstorming
There may be some candy "under" the shark in the cafeteria.
preposition
perspective from which a story is told
point of view
The buzzing bee flew by my head.
onomatopoeia
direct lines from an article that proves your point
textual evidence
sayings that should be avoided in a formal paper
example: You've been acting sus; I think you're up to something!
jargon