| A | B |
|---|
| Rough draft | Ideas on paper in organized way |
| Prewriting activities | Web, brainstorm, list, mapping |
| Final copy | neatly written, in correct format |
| Revise or Revision | reread, rethink, and rewrite with improvements (add, delete, or rearrange parts) |
| Edit | check spelling, grammar, capitals, and punctuation: use editing marks |
| Webbing | Making an organizer with circle Includes topic, subtopics, and details |
| Sequence of events | Listing events in order that they happen |
| ante- | means before, beginning, front |
| post- | means after, at the end, at the back, last |
| ob-, oc-, of-, op- | means up against or in the way |
| Literal Language | words means just what they say |
| Figurative Language | words do not mean what they say & are added so reader can see pictures in mind |
| Types of Figurative Language | simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperpole |
| amphi- ambi- | around or on both sides |
| contra-, counter-, or contro | opposite or against |
| simile | I watched Tony race as fast as lightening. |
| hyperbole | I told you a hundred million times to clean your room. |
| personification | Autumn's leaves scampered across my yard. |
| metaphor | Hurricane Katrina was a monster when it hit our city. |
| Central thought | overall theme or purpose; a message or idea about the topic |
| Elaboration | Providing specific details, examples, and illustrations in story to back up the main idea |
| Conflict | Problem between two opposing sides |
| Theme | Lesson of story or what message the author is trying to present |
| Character Trait | what character says, does, thinks, & how others react to him/her |
| Cause | Reason something happens |
| Effect | what happens because of something else |
| Anti- | opposite or against |
| Listing | making a list of things or activities in order DONE IN PRE-WRITING |
| Thesaurus | Book to find synonyms, and sometimes antonyms of words |
| Glossary | Small dictionary sometimes found in the back of a non-fiction or text book |
| Setting | place, time, and duration of time in a story |
| anti or contra | opposite or against |
