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Term / Denotation My Words Example Picture fluency: the ability to use language clearly and easily
accuracy: correctness
rate: the speed at which a speaker delivers words
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture inflection: the emphasis a speaker places on words through change in pitch or volume
alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words that are close together
rhyme scheme: a consistent pattern of end rhyme throughout a poem
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture noun: a word that denotes a person, place, or thing. In a sentence, nouns answer the questions who and what. [common, proper, collective, possessive] adjective: a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun. Adjectives may precede nouns, or they may appear after a form of the reflexive verb to be (am, are, is, was, etc.).
Predicate adjective: an adjective that follows a linking verb and is linked to the subject
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture Comparative form: the form of an adjective or adverb that compares 2 items using the –er suffix or the word more before the adjective or adverb.
Superlative form: the form of an adjective or adverb that compares 3 or more items using the –est suffix or the word most before the adjective or adverb.
Narrative: a type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture Chronological (sequence of events): the order in which events happen
dialogue: conversation between characters
Point of view: the perspective from which a story is told. In first- person point of view, the teller is a character in the story telling what he or she sees or knows. In third- person point of view, the narrator is someone outside of the story. 5 SPRINGBOARD UNIT 1 VOCABULARY
Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture transitions: words or phrases that help the reader follow your story by smoothly connecting ideas, details, or events
sensory details: details that appeal to the reader’s five senses. Adding sensory details to your writing helps a reader to better imagine the scene.
setting: the time and place in which the events of a narrative occur
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture quotation marks used to enclose direct quotations or titles of short writing pieces
commentary: explanation of the way the facts, details and/or examples in a paragraph or essay support the topic sentence.
significance: importance
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture verb: a word that denotes action, or a state of being, in a sentence.
vivid verb: very descriptive verbs
action verb: a word that shows the action being done by the subject
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture linking verb: a word that connects or links a subject to a predict ate noun or predicate adjective
personal narrative: a piece of writing that describes an incident and includes a personal response to and reflection on the incident
characterization: the methods a writer uses to develop characters; for example, through description, actions, and dialogue
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture internal conflict: the character struggles with his or her own needs, desires, or emotions
external conflict: a character struggles with an outside force, such as another character or something in nature.
AQQS: an acronym used to remember effective ways to create a hook. A= anecdote Q= question Q=quote S= statement of intrigue
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture cause and effect: cause: an initial action; an event that makes something else happen; effect: the result of an event or action
semicolon: punctuation used to separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence
denotation: the exact, literal meaning of a word
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture connotation: the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word—beyond its literal definition
topic sentence: a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph; in an essay, it also makes a point that supports the thesis statement.
expository writing: a type of writing that explains, clarifies, defines, or gives information
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture expository essay: an essay that makes an assertion and explains it with details, reasons, textual evidence, and commentary
analogy: a comparison of the similarity of two things; for example, comparing a part to a whole or the whole to a part
simple sentence: one independent clause
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture Compound sentence: two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction with a comma or only a semicolon
clause: must have a subject and a verb; independent clause may stand alone; dependent clause needs another clause to complete its meaning
Compound subject: two or more subjects in a clause
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture Compound predicate: two or more verbs in a predicate of a sentence
brackets: most often used to clarify the meaning of quoted material.
diffuse: reading a passage, noting unfamiliar words, discovering meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues, dictionaries, and/or thesauruses, and replacing unfamiliar words with familiar ones.
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Word/Denotation My Words Example Picture simile: a comparison between two unlike things, using the word like or as
metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another
interjection: a word that expresses emotion but has no real connection with the rest of the sentence
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