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TermDefinition
speaker/ narrator the person or character telling the story
evidence details from the text that support or disprove an argument or position
opinion the feelings a person gets from reading a piece of text, these cannot be proven by text
character the person or animal that the story revolves around
setting the place, time, mood, or atmosphere of a story or piece of writing
events the actions that take place in a story or a piece of writing
cause a person, thing or event that makes something happen
effect a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause
story map a graphic organizer that can be used to organize the details and events within a story
plot the action, the sequence of events within a story
point of view the perspective from which a story is told. These include first person, second person, third person limited, third person objective, and third person omniscient
facts events in a story that can be proven from the text
compare to write about or examine the similarities between two ( or more) items or actions.
contrast to write about or examine the differences between two (or more) items or actions
contibute to add to a piece of work, to enhance it or make it better
communicate to discuss or evaluate with others
essay a piece of writing that deals with a subject in a certain way, and expresses the writer's point of view
refer to make a connection or fall back on a piece of work
support a claim to use textual evidence to prove what the writer suggests is true
describe to use textual evidence to write about a subject
drag and drop to use computer tools to move a piece of text into an essay or answer to support what the writer, or reader, wants to say
moral a lesson that a piece of literature is teaching
statement a sentence that is either true or false
phrase/ fragment few a group of words that support the writing, but is not a complete sentence
summarize to write a few sentences and retell the major events of what has been read
demonstrates using what has been read to back up a writing assignment
How does the action affect the story? to use textual evidence of the actions to support the writing work
structure the organized means of a piece of text
textual evidence the actual words from a piece of text that is used to prove a claim in an essay or writing assignment
makes a claim to write an opinion or fact from a reading piece
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