ARGUMENT

• I had to take home my rough draft realistic fiction story for homework.
• Noun
• I am making an assumption that you love football, because I see you

Draft

• The first copy of your writing
• Noun
• I had to take home my rough draft realistic fiction story for homework.

Evaluate(evaluation)

• to draw some conclusions about text
• verb
• Evaluate your mystery book.

Figurative language

• when you use like or as to compare something
• noun
• I used figurative language when I said, “Break a leg!”

Anthology

• a published group of poems or other pieces of writing
• noun
• I read an anthology of realistic fiction short stories.

Assumption (assume)

• a thing that is accepted as true without proof
• Noun
• I am making an assumption that you love football, because I see you play it on the playground.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

• a chart or diagram that readers and writers can use to take notes and organize information
• noun
• I used a graphic organizer to compare and contrast two different stories.

THEME

• a life lesson.
• noun
• The theme of the story was honesty.

SCENE

• part of a movie or a play
• noun
• Scene two in the Nutcracker featured the evil mice.

PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

• a text that has a conflict and a resolution to the problem
• noun
• My problem was all the cookies were gone. Now I have a solution….my little brother ate them!

COUPON

• a voucher that gives the person a discount
• noun
• Joelle used her Target coupon to buy toothpaste.

debate

• a discussion with two different points of view
• Noun
• We had a class debate about “Going Green”.

EMPLOYER

• the person who you work for
• noun
• My employer is the School District of Waukesha.

employee

• the person who is hired to work
• noun
• I am an employee of the School District of Waukesha.

punctual

• to be on time
• adjective
• It is important to be punctual for school and work.

applicant

• a person who applies for a job
• Noun
• There were fifty applicants for one job.

inference

• to draw a conclusion based on the evidence
• noun
• You can make inferences about the character based on what the author describes.

figure of speech

• using an expression such as a simile or metaphor
• noun
• The expression, “I am as tired as a dog” is a figure of speech.

diagram

• a drawing of something that labels the parts.
• noun
• We looked at the diagram of the ship to see all its parts.

exposition

• a clear explanation of an idea
• Noun
• There was a detailed exposition of the book’s setting in the lead.

FORESHADOWING

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ONOMATOPOEIA

• a word or sound that is associated with what it is named.
• noun
• I heard the bacon sizzle as it cooked on the stove.

MEMORANDUM

• a business note made for future use
• noun
• A memorandum was sent to you at BizTown about your paycheck.

flashback

• a scene in a movie or a book, set back in an earlier time than the main story.
• noun
• There was a flashback to the main character’s childhood.

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