| A | B |
|---|
| affix | to fasten |
| an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root | stem |
| antonym | a word opposite in meaning to another. |
| appropriate | suitable or proper in the circumstances. |
| article | a piece of writing included with others in a newspaper |
| audience | the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively |
| author | a person who writes a novel |
| author's point of view | Understanding the author's point of view helps you comprehend what you are reading. There are questions that you can ask yourself to figure out why the author wrote the text. While reading a piece you should be asking yourself |
| blog | a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences |
| cause and effect | noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others. |
| compare | to examine (two or more objects |
| contrast | to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures |
| conclude | to bring to an end; finish; terminate: |
| conclusion | the end or close; final part. |
| concluding statement | A concluding sentence indicates that you are bringing closure to a paragraph. |
| drawing a conclusion | When someone drops hints |
| conflict | to come into collision or disagreement; |
| convince | to move by argument or evidence to belief |
| create | bring (something) into existence |
| definition | the act of defining |
| describe | to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: |
| determine | to officially decide (something) especially because of evidence or facts : to establish (something) exactly or with authority |
| evidence | that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof. |
| elaboration | an act or instance of elaborating. |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more persons. |
| draft | a first or preliminary form of any writing |
| edit | to revise or correct |
| effect | something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: |
| elaborate | to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection. |
| Synonyms: refine | improve. |
| errors | a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake |
| essay | a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject |
| evidence | that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof. |
| flashback | recurrent recollection of a experience |
| focus | a central point |
| headings | a title or caption of a page |
| imaginary | existing only in ones imagination |
| inference | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. |
| inform | to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance |
| informational | knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance |
| introduction | a preliminary part |
| key detail | key details provide the information that supports the topic |
| key events | Key events are the most important things that happen in a story. For instance |
| key point | Key points are the most important parts of a story - in simpler words they are things you need to know as to understand the story. |
| main idea | The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text |
| narrative | a story or account of events |
| narrator | a person who gives an account or tells the story of events |
| opinion | a personal view or attitude |
| passage | a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph |
| plot | Also called storyline. the plan |
| point of view | The position of the narrator in relation to the story |
| revise | to alter something already written or printed |
| root word | That base word is called a root word. A root word is the simplest form of a word |
| sensory details | Sensory details include sight |
| setting | The setting of a story tells the time |
| similar | having a likeness or resemblance |
| skim | to look over or read (something) quickly especially to find the main ideas |
| source | someone or something that provides what is wanted or needed |
| specific | clearly and exactly presented or stated : precise or exact |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem |
| statement | something that you say or write in a formal or official way : something that is stated |
| summary | a brief statement that gives the most important information about something |
| summarize | to tell (information) again using fewer words |
| synonym | a word that has the same meaning as another word in the same language |
| theme | the main subject that is being discussed or described in a piece of writing |
| thesaurus | a book in which words that have the same or similar meanings are grouped together |
| timeline | a plan which shows the order of events that will happen |
| title | the name given to something (such as a book |
| topic | someone or something that people talk or write about : subject |
| transition words | Using transitions is an important part of being a good writer! They help keep your readers attention |
| shifts | to move or to cause (something or someone) to move to a different place |
