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English Extra Credit

TermDefinition
analyze to study
audience who will be reading your writing
capitilize write in capital letters
central idea the main idea of a passage
character someone involved in a story or passage
cite to tell where you got your information
comma a brief pause
conclusion ending
connotation-denotation social and dictionary meanings
conventions a way something is done
coordinate adjectives put in-between words to change the order of words
elaborate detailed
elicit to draw out information
evidence something that supports your ideas
formal style complex/longer sentences are in use
inference an educated guess
main idea the central point of a piece of writing
objective a goal
parts of speech nouns, verbs, adjectives, so on
plot everything that happens in a story, series of events
prefix a couple of letters that are placed before the root word and changes the meaning of that word
pre write to plan out your writing
punctuate to put in punctuation such as periods and commas
purpose why you are writing
reference a place that you get information
reflect to look back
relevant closely connected to something
revise to go over and improve
rhyme two or more words with the same ending sound
role who or what something plays
root tho origin of the word
stanza a piece of writing, usually in a poem or sonnet
style how you write something
suffix a couple of letters put at the end of a root word that change the meaning of that word
summary to recap what happened
supporting details details that support your claim
technical meaning
theme a subject of disscusion
tone how the writer writes the paper or passage
Quarter 2 Quarter 2
alllusion a commonly known place or event
analogy a comparison between two things
antonym opposites
argument something you are fighting for
character someone who plays a person in a story or a book
claim what you are trying to argue about
clause a group of words
complex sentece has an independent clause and a dependent clause
compound sentence has a dependent clause
compound-complex sentence both compound and complex at the same time
connotation-denotation dictionary and social meanings of words
context words around another word that give you clues to what that word means
convention following standard grammar rules for spelling, punctuation, etc.
counter claim opposing claim
dangling modifier Olivia made the mistake of waking her boisterous bulldog billy in high heels
denotation dictionary meaning of a word
description what something looks or is like
dialogue talking
evidence stuff that supports your claim
figurative language goes beyond dictionary meaning to allow us to capture the scene, emotion, and the movement in words. examples would be metaphor, simile, and alliteration
logic something that makes sense
narrative a story told by a narrator
narrator someone who tells a story
nuance subtle difference in meaning
opposing claim a claim that opposes your own
organization an orderly approach to something
pacing rate of speed
phrase section of text
point of view who is telling the story
sensory detail a detail that appeals to your senses
sequence to arrange in a particular order
simple sentence a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
structure the supports of a story
synonym a word that is alike another word
time shift flashback
topic what you are writing about
transition first, second, last, etc.
QUARTER 3 QUARTER 3
argument what you are fighting for
citation to state where you got your information
claim something that you want or need
compare to find similar characteristics
conditional mood a form of subjunctive mood
contrast to find different characteristics
credibility a source that is reliable
credible source when a source can be trusted to get information off of
drama a problem in a story
explanatory something that explains itself
informative an informational piece of text
passive voice the verb is acting on its own
plagiarism to copy anothers work
poem a form of writing, usually with a rhyme scheme
relevant/irrelevant connected/not connected to something
soliquy talking to yourself
sonnet a form of writing, usually with quatrains and couplets
subjunctive mood usually found in complex sentences
techniques ways to improve
verb an action word
Created by: Jed Ross
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