Writing PRAXIS 5205 Flashcards
Reader’s Response Journal
a journal in which students record their initial responses to their reading
Students read a portion of the text and then recorded their thoughts in a Reader’s Response Journal before discussing with classmates.
Writing Conference
an individual meeting with students to discuss their drafts to help them revise their work before submitting a final product, and to help the teacher assess student understanding and modify instruction as needed
Modeling
an instructional strategy in which the teacher demonstrates a concept or skill and students learn by observing
When a teacher encounters a difficult word in a text, she thinks aloud to model how she can use the context clues to discover the meaning.
Plot Diagram
a graphic representation of the plot of a story
a plot triangle that outlines exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
Plot
The events included in a story (may or may not be sequential).
Peer-Reviewed Journal
a high quality source of information which uses experts to screen each article submitted to the publication
The New England Journal of Medicine
Characterization
the details an author uses to build a character (appearance, personality, thoughts, actions)
Conflict (Narrative)
the challenge(s) the main character(s) need to overcome to achieve their goal
Metacognition
the ability to think about one’s own thought process
Dialogue Tag
followed or preceded by a comma or punctuation mark, with quotation marks around the quotation
As Mark exited the highway, he thought, “I hope this is the right way.”
Sensory Details
Sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste descriptions
The aroma of roasted chicken burst out of the oven and drifted temptingly towards my nostrils.
Reading Comprehension
the ability to read a text and understand its meaning
Jessie read the book and was able to explain to me why the character lied in Chapter 3.
Storyboard
a sequence of images or descriptions that represent the plot of a narrative
Point of view
the style of narration used to tell a story
first person, third person limited, third person omniscient
Transition Words
Phrases and words used to link sentences, paragraphs, and ideas together.
First, next, last, on the other hand
Narrative Text
Fictional stories, plays, poems. Usually contains some element of plot or conflict.
Peter Pan, Romeo and Juliet
Writing Process
The steps a writer goes through to compose a finished, polished text.
Prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
Descriptive Writing
Used to create detailed descriptions of people, places, and things. Descriptive writing also develops the mood and atmosphere of the text.
Figurative Language
A word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning
hyperbole: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
Homophones
words that are pronounced the same as another word but have a different meaning and may be spelled differently
carat, carrot, caret: to, too, two
Invented Spelling
Child’s attempt to spell based on best judgement
Phonics / Graphophonemic Principle
Using the relationship between symbols (letters and words) and sounds of a language to read and write
Morphology
The study of forms of words, including affixes, roots, stems, and parts of speech.
The word “bicycles” is made up of three individual morphemes. The prefix bi-, the stem cycle, and the suffix -s.
Diagnostic Assessment / Pre-Assessment
Assessment administered before instruction to determine students’ strengths and weaknesses
Etymology
the study of the origin and history of words
Phonemic Awareness / Sound Awareness
the ability to hear, identify, and re-create individual sounds in spoken words
A student can hear that /b/ makes first sound in the word “blue”
