To examine something thoroughly.

Who is watching, reading, listening, etc. to the production.

Proper nouns, nationalities, brand names, special events, etc.

The main idea that ties everything together.

A person in a book, movie, etc.

To give credit to a different source.

A punctuation mark used for separating items in a list and used for indicating a pause in a sentence.

A general summing up of the specific details in a text.

connotation/ denotation

Connotation: the feelings and associations that a word suggests. Denotation: the literal, dictionary definition of a word.

coordinate adjectives

Place in between adjectives and try to reverse them in order to see if you need commas.

To explain in more detail on a topic.

To draw forth; evoke; out; to try and gather.

Facts used to explain why something is true.

Changing the tone. A note to a friend- informal. Essay- formal

An educated guess; must have evidence to support your reasoning.

The overall topic of something.

A category for a word such as noun or verb.

The storyline of a body of text.

A segment of a word that can be put before the root word to change the meaning.

To plan out what you are going to write.

To add periods, commas, capital letters, etc. to a sentence to make the meaning clear.

Texts are written for different purposes: to inform, to persuade, to express feelings, or to entertain.

An indication, as in a book, of some other source of information such as a source.

To bring as a result; to think seriously on; to cast blame or discredit upon; similar to analyze.

Whether or not something has to do with a topic.

To alter something that already was written.

Two words that have the same ending sound.

A character in a play for example.

The basic element of a word or form, without affixes or phonetic changes.

In a poem a group of consecutive lines that forms a sing unit.

A segment of a word that is used after the root word to change the meaning.

A shortened version of the main idea/ plot of a book for example.

Details that add on to a topic and help make it clear.

See denotation/ connotation. It is just like denotation.

The life lesson or moral of the story.

The attitude that a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

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Quarter 1 Vocabulary

4th Quarter Extra Credit

Term	Definition
analyze	To examine something thoroughly.
audience	Who is watching, reading, listening, etc. to the production.
capitalize	Proper nouns, nationalities, brand names, special events, etc.
central idea	The main idea that ties everything together.
character	A person in a book, movie, etc.
cite	To give credit to a different source.
comma	A punctuation mark used for separating items in a list and used for indicating a pause in a sentence.
conclusion	A general summing up of the specific details in a text.
connotation/ denotation	Connotation: the feelings and associations that a word suggests. Denotation: the literal, dictionary definition of a word.
conventions	The rules of grammar.
coordinate adjectives	Place in between adjectives and try to reverse them in order to see if you need commas.
elaborate	To explain in more detail on a topic.
elicit	To draw forth; evoke; out; to try and gather.
evidence	Facts used to explain why something is true.
formal style	Changing the tone. A note to a friend- informal. Essay- formal
inference	An educated guess; must have evidence to support your reasoning.
main idea	The overall topic of something.
parts of speech	A category for a word such as noun or verb.
plot	The storyline of a body of text.
prefix	A segment of a word that can be put before the root word to change the meaning.
pre-write	To plan out what you are going to write.
punctuate	To add periods, commas, capital letters, etc. to a sentence to make the meaning clear.
purpose	Texts are written for different purposes: to inform, to persuade, to express feelings, or to entertain.
reference	An indication, as in a book, of some other source of information such as a source.
reflect	To bring as a result; to think seriously on; to cast blame or discredit upon; similar to analyze.
relevant	Whether or not something has to do with a topic.
revise	To alter something that already was written.
rhyme	Two words that have the same ending sound.
role	A character in a play for example.
root	The basic element of a word or form, without affixes or phonetic changes.
stanza	In a poem a group of consecutive lines that forms a sing unit.
style	Like formal meaning.
suffix	A segment of a word that is used after the root word to change the meaning.
summary	A shortened version of the main idea/ plot of a book for example.
supporting details	Details that add on to a topic and help make it clear.
technical meaning	See denotation/ connotation. It is just like denotation.
theme	The life lesson or moral of the story.
tone	The attitude that a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

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