8thGradeWritingProcess, Grammar, and More
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ryansagare on September 16, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 prewriting | The thinking and planning done before a person writes. |
| drafting | writing a first version to be filled out and polished later |
| conferencing | A process conducted by two or more individuals for the purpose of sharing information, concepts, and ideas. |
| revising | Evaluate the writing and decide what to add, take out, or rearrange (fourth stage of the writing process) |
| editing | The process of updating a document to make changes, correct errors, and make it visually appealing |
| publishing | is the process of presenting material in printed form |
| summary | a short restatement of the key elements of a story |
| sensory detail | the use of details from the five senses to help describe the subject or event |
| figurative language | writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid |
| noun | a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing |
| pronoun | a word that takes the place of a noun: I, me, mine, you, your, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, we, us, our/ours, they, them, their/theirs |
| adjective | a word that modifies a noun or pronoun |
| verb | shows action or state of being |
| adverb | A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb |
| preposition | word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Examples: in, under, near, behind, to, from, over |
| conjunction | A word used to join words or groups of words |
| chronology | n. arrangement of events in time |
| non-fiction | writing that tells about real people, places, and events |
| fiction | a story that is not true or is made up |
| science fiction | combines elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact that is usually set in the future |
| historical fiction | real events, places, or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story |
| mystery | fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets |
| biography | story of a person's life written by another person |
| autobiography | Story of a person's life written by that person |
| realistic fiction | made up but believable; could really have happened |
| genre | a kind of literary or artistic work |
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