Fall CRT Terms to Know:)

Make sure your CRT Fall Study Guide is complete. You will turn your Study Guide in the day of your exam for a homework grade. Here are the "Terms to Know" for your exam on Wednesday, January 12th & Thursday, January 13th.

Simile
When you compare two different nouns (persons, places or things) with "like" or "as" to find a similarity.
Example: Hockey is like reading; you get into it and then you never
want to stop.

Ideas
A clear topic statement, focused content/examples packed with details

Voice
Writing that is active and engaging for the reader; the author’s personality comes out in the writing.

Word Choice
Choosing the right vocabulary to convey a message, idea, or feeling

Sentence Fluency
Sentences are clear, concise, and various lengths

Organization
The order makes sense, including strong transitions words and a clear beginning, middle, and ending

Conventions
Proper usage of grammar, punctuation, and spelling

Fiction
Stories that are made up by
the author or are not true.

Nonfiction
Stories that are true,
are about real things, people,
events, and places from beginning to end.

Drama
A theatrical play

Genre
The type of category a piece of writing falls under.

Theme
The main point of a story or the major idea found in a piece of literature.

Mood
A feeling a story conveys to the reader.

Composition
A short essay

Introduction
Begins an essay by setting up what the paper will be about

Body
Where the writer includes the main ideas and examples in the essay

Conclusion
Reviewing and wrapping up one’s ideas in an essay

Copyright
The date a piece of writing is published.

Author’s Purpose
The reason why an author writes a certain piece.

Entertain
The type of purpose that is meant to amuse/engage the reader.

Inform
The type of purpose that is meant to give as much important information as possible.

Persuade
The type of purpose that hopes to convince the reader to agree with the writer’s opinions.

Point-of-View
The perspective (seen through a certain set of eyes) of the piece.

First-person
Told from the perspective of a specific character (“I”, “me”, “we”, “us”)

Third-person
Told from the perspective of a nonspecific character/an outsider looking in (“They”, “Them”, a specific person’s name)

Second-person
Told from a direct perspective, straight to the reader (“you”).