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| Selecting a topic and gathering details to begin writing |
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| Reviewing your first draft to improve your writing |
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| Checking for conventions before preparing a final copy |
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| Sharing your writing with others |
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| A short, descriptive literary sketch |
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| The planned action or series of events in a story |
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| Introduces the characters and the setting |
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| Adds a conflict - a problem for the characters |
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| The moment when the conflict is stongest |
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| The series of events leading to the resolution |
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| Tells how the main characters have changed |
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| An introductory statement that "hooks" the reader |
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| Words or phrases that help readers see, hear, taste, smell, and feel what a writer is describing |
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| The words spoken between two or more characters |
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| A description that compares one thing to another, using the words like or as |
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| A description that compares one thing to another, NOT using the words like or as |
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| The repetition of beginning sounds of two or more neighboring words |
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| Giving human quality to a non-human object |
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| An expression peculiar to itself grammatically or that can't be understood if taken literally |
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| An extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point |
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| The use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning |
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| Varying the length and style of your sentences |
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