Vocabulary

2. -To understand the meaning of something
7. -Different ways of organizing information based on the author's purpose
10. -The central or overall idea of a text
11. -Taking notes in a text as you read
14. -An author's main argument supported by textual evidence
17. -A shortened version of a text that includes the main idea and supporting details
19. -The statements that support the overall idea of text
20. -The series of events within literary text
22. -A conclusion made by using background knowledge and clues from the story
23. -The vocabulary a writer chooses to show meaning
25. -A nonfiction text that informs the reader about a topic
26. -Plan, draft, revise, edit, publish
30. -The message or life lesson the author wants the reader to learn
31. -The author's reason for writing
32. -Proof found within text
33. -A type of writing where you pick a side and convince others to agree

1. -A struggle or battle a character experiences
3. -The perspective from which a story is told
4. -Taking someone else's work or ideas and claiming them as your own
5. -A fictional text that tells a story or entertains
6. -A type of writing that explains a topic with facts and details
8. -The way a character changes throughout a literary text
9. -Categories of literature
12. -Parts of a nonfiction text that help the reader understand the information
13. -A comparison of items based on their relationship
15. -Using capitalization, grammar, punctuation and spelling to help make writing clear
16. -The author's opinions and beliefs
18. -The basic part of a word after all affixes have been removed
21. -A prefix or suffix added to a root word to change meaning or part of speech
24. -Hints an author gives to help define an unknown word
27. -Figurative language that makes writing more interesting
28. -Rewording of something written or spoken by someone else
29. -Types of writing