Writing Vocabulary #1

Writer's must know WHY they are writing. This is called the

• function

• purpose

• reason

• question

Writers must know WHO will read their work before they begin. These readers are called the

• watchers

• thinkers

• speakers

• audience

• peers

This web is an example of what type of pre-writing? It generates many ideas.

• Brainstorm

• Freewrite

• Outline

• List

What is a Conclusion?

• Support for the claim made by an author using facts, data, or research

• A formal discussion on a topic

• The final paragraph summing up the claims in a piece of writing

• Why an author believes the way he or she does

What is a conflict?

• A conversation between two or more characters.

• A struggle between characters or opposing forces

• When and where the story takes place

• The act of creating characters

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

the highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak

• character

• climax

• metaphor

• setting

People who watch, read or listen to something or someone

• academic

• analogy

• nonfiction

• audience

Distinctive features of a character's appearance or personality.

• Adjective

• Character Traits

• Characterization

• First Person

a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph

• commentary

• body

• topic sentence

• climax

What is a 'Character Sketch'?

• drawing of a character

• a collection of details and descriptions about a character in the story.

• what the character looks like.

• The reason an author has for writing.