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Quarter 1 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
analyze to look over and assess
audience the people/ person that you are writing or performing for
capitalize to make a letter capitalized in sentence
central idea the general idea of the paper
character -a person in the story -the morals that an individual may have
cite to give credit to a different source
comma a punctuation mark that indicates a slight pause in writing
conclusion the summary of the writing
connotation/denotation two different ways to interpret the meaning of words -social meaning -dictionary meaning
conventions proper ways of using mechanics
coordinate adjectives
elaborate detailed and specific
evidence the supporting facts that support a claim
formal style a form of writing using more academic words
inference assuming; to use the context clues to draw a conclusion in the writing
main idea the main idea of writing; the main point of writing
objective
parts of speech the different parts of speech that make up the language English
plot the main idea of a story or movie
prefix the part in a word before the root word that can give meanings to the whole word
pre-write brainstorming and outlining ideas
punctuate to add the correct punctuation marks in sentences
purpose the meaning of the writing
reference to mention another source in writing
reflect to look back upon
relevent on topic; having something to do with
revise to check and correct errors
rhyme words with similar bases that sound relatable
role the part an object has on others
root the main part of a word
stanza a group of lines in a poem
suffix the part at the end of the word that helps add to the meaning of the word
summary a summed up piece of writing
supporting details details that help support the main claim
technical meaning concerned with minor details
theme the meaning or moral of the story -"This story reveals to me..."
tone the attitude or emotional feeling of a piece of writing
Created by: kalireye9588
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