Writing Vocabulary

text using facts and details about a given topic.

• informative text

• opinion text

• narrative text

• prompt

• organization

text stating the author’s opinion on a given topic.

• opinion text

• informative text

• mechanics

• grammar

• development

a fiction story written with a clear sequence of events

• organization

• development

• opinion text

• narrative text

• prompt

a topic to write about

• mechanics

• grammar

• prompt

• informative text

• narrative text

how the author of the text chooses to communicate their written ideas (text structure)

• opinion text

• narrative text

• prompt

• development

• organization

writers must use information (informative, opinion) or ideas (narrative) to develop their thoughts

• organization

• development

• grammar

• mechanics

• informative text

the study of rules controlling the use of language, parts of speech and how sentences are formed.

• opinion text

• development

• organization

• grammar

• prompt

refers to the rules of written language, such as: capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

• mechanics

• grammar

• organization

• narrative text

• informative text