WI State Standards: Key Concepts & Vocabulary

Language Usage for Proficient/Advanced abstract linking verb cluster active voice main verb comma splice adjective clause modifier contrast adjective phrase noun clause documentation adverb clause noun phrase fragment alliteration onomatopoeia journalistic analyze parallelism limerick antecedent appositive organization argumentative objective pronoun paraphrase argumentative essay supporting evidence participial capitalization works cited participle caret tragedy present participle cliché symbolism parentheses cluster reflexive pronoun parody common noun predicate noun participial phrase complex sentence plagiarize persona compound sentence persuasive argument personification conjunction literary response plural possessive declarative sentence italics preposition direct object infinitive prepositional phrase direct quotation how-to essay present tense exposition formal outline pre-write expository essay expository paragraph process essay gerund epic poem rough draft hyperbole ellipsis singular noun independent clause diction subordinate clause infinitive phrase dash thesis statement informative essay compose tone interrogative sentence colloquialism transition introductory sentence application verse irregular verb analysis visualize language allegory Language Usage for Minimal/Basic address proper noun letter closing adverb punctuate main clause advertise quotation main heading argument quotation mark narrative writing audience review part of speech autobiography revision predicate bibliography run-on sentence proofreading book report salutation resume chronological order semicolon simple sentence closing signature slang colon singular word choice compound sentence stanza action verb creative writing subject-verb apostrophe description agreement capitalize diary supporting detail edit exclamatory sentence tense greeting expository writing to entertain past tense fiction to inform possessive figurative language to persuade proofread formal essay topic list friendly letter topic sentence capital letter grammar verb phrase comma graphic organizer abbreviation command heading classified ad comparative hyphen clause contraction indent descriptive writing essay introduction editorial exclamation mark literary analysis expository invitation main topic formal language noun manual format punctuation margin freewrite sentence fragment memo future tense sign mystery imperative sentence superlative novel interjection thank you note plural journalism word order Reading Usage for Proficient/Advanced

antithesis extended metaphor literary device metonymy guide letters literary element scansion homophone memorandum synecdoche oxymoron narrate archetype resolve order of events contradict suspense parable first person alliteration persuasive iambic pentameter assonance present tense metric feet assumption primary source omniscient British literature historical document paradox characterize pun pathetic fallacy chronological quote second person conflict reference sonnet consonance research paper standard English coupon scene stereotype debate secondary source supporting details exaggeration speech symbolism exposition tale third person falling action thesis paper viewpoint field guide word play allusion flashback world & ancient lit. appendix headline characterization instruction contract irony Reading Usage for Minimal/Basic summary homonym make-believe word root historical fiction newspaper annotated bibliography guide words nonfiction editorial graphic organizer word family footnote glossary title page metaphor foreshadowing table of contents middle sound fiction suffix vocabulary fact and opinion sign Venn diagram excerpt problem topic sentence entertain prefix thesaurus drama personal narrative syllogism diary nursery rhyme summarize description note stanza conversation main idea speaker context index satire conclusion folk tale rising action characteristics fairy tale rhythm category dictionary resource caption describe resolution brochure cookbook reports book review contraction reference book bibliography compound word recipe autobiography chapter problem and solution argue biography purpose aphorism bias policy anthology atlas poet anecdote title picture book American literature thank-you note persuasion almanac synonym one-act play advertise short story novel acronym rule news textbook outline narrator tall tale list myth syllable legend multisyllabic setting journal moral science fiction fable memoir schedule ending sound manual root word business letter main point point of view advertisement magazine plot vowel literature announcement labels antonym job announcement instructions inform main character