1) Author's purpose a) main idea b) reason an author decided to write; for example, to inform, to entertain, to persuade, or to explain. c) short story about ones' life d) a short piece of writing taken from a longer piece 2) controlling idea a) a real or imagined story b) to make clear by giving an example c) The main idea of an essay and the writer’s opinion on that idea 3) conventions a) a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit b) the thesis, theme, controlling idea, or main point c) basic rules for writing such as spelling, capitalization, punctuation and grammar 4) editorial a) to make clear by giving an example b) a newspaper article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers c) the moment in a story when the main character is pulled into the plot 5) excerpt a) a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit b) The writer’s attitude towards a topic c) a short piece of writing taken from a longer piece 6) focus a) the thesis, theme, controlling idea, or main point b) a newspaper article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers c) to make clear by giving an example 7) Illustrate a) a short piece of writing taken from a longer piece b) this is the moment in a story when the main character is pulled into the plot c) to make clear by giving an example 8) key event a) this is the moment in a story when the main character is pulled into the plot b) a real or imagined story c) to make clear by giving an example 9) narrative writing a) The reason an author decided to write; for example, to inform, to entertain, to persuade, or to explain. b) a real or imagined story c) a short piece of writing taken from a longer piece 10) organization of ideas a) The writer’s attitude towards a topic b) Ways to present information: description, sequence, compare & contrast, cause & effect, problem & solution c) to make clear by giving an example 11) stanza a) a newspaper article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers b) the thesis, theme, controlling idea, or main point c) a part of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit 12) tone a) The writer’s attitude towards a topic b) a short piece of writing taken from a longer piece c) this is the moment in a story when the main character is pulled into the plot

Windham Middle School ELA 5-8 Review

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