Quarter 1 and 2 Vocabulary

7. Plan, draft, revise, edit, publish
10. Categories of literature
13. The message or life lesson the author wants the reader to learn
14. To understand the meaning of something
15. Using spelling, capitalization, grammar, and punctuation to help make writing clear and understandable
17. The perspective from which a story is told
18. The series of events within literary text
20. Hints an author gives to help define an unknown word
21. The central or overall idea of a text

1. A nonfiction piece of writing that informs the reader about a specific topic
2. The statements that support the overall idea of text
3. The way a character changes throughout a literary text
4. The vocabulary a writer chooses to show meaning
5. A shortened version of a text that includes the main idea and supporting details
6. Figurative language used to make writing more interesting
8. Taking notes in a text as you read
9. A conclusion made by using background knowledge and clues from the story
11. A style of writing to examine a topic and clearly convey ideas and information
12. A comparison of items based on their relationship
14. A struggle or battle a character experiences
16. text A fictional piece of writing that tells a story or entertains
19. Proof found within text