ELA Flashcards
SLO Vocabulary
tools and techniques a writer uses to engage a reader
Author’s craft
a message or lesson you can learn from a story
theme
a statement supported by evidence
thesis
the way a person feels at a particular time
mood
an opposing point of view in a persuasive essay
counter argument
the way things are seen from a particular point of view
perspective
source of information that was created at the time under study
primary source
source of information is one that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you’re researching.
secondary source
to use the words of someone else; quote
cite
believable, trustworth
credible
to restate the main points
summarize
describing something by comparing it to something else (similes, metaphors, etc.)
figurative language
talk between two or more people as part of a book, play, or movie
dialogue
rules of grammar and punctuation
conventions
a particular type, sort, or category of text
genre
to separate into parts for close study; examine
analyze
an idea or conclusion that’s drawn from evidence and reasoning
inference
a reading, viewing, or listening public
audience
a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes
personification
the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as our own
plagiarism
a phrase that cannot be understood by understanding the meaning of each of its words
idiom
to cause to do something by using strong reasons
persuade
the story line or order of events in a book, play, or movie
plot
parts of a text not in the main body (i.e., table of contents, headings, glossary, index, etc.)
text features
