Writing/ELA Notes

Theme is a central message or idea woven into the action of a story. Fables always include a moral, a lesson about life. The repetition of a word or phrase called motifs. Plots, he action in a story, is another great place to hunt for themes. Setting, where the action of a story takes place. Characterization, all the ways a character is portrayed, how he/she looks, speaks, thinks, and acts.

Persuasive Writing, is used when you want the reader to agree with you, and see things your way. Descriptive Writing, is when you give the reader clear picture of a person, place, thing, or idea. Narrative Writing, tells a story. It often shares experiences, introduces essays, and gives examples. Informative Writing, informs the reader.  

Poetry is any writing that uses words for their sounds and rhythm. You can measure a poem's rhythm with something meter. Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds, usually at the end of lines of poetry. Rhyme Scheme, or a pattern. Pairs of rhyming lines, or couplets. *Mark each different rhyme with a letter, and you have the rhyme scheme                 

Tone is something that helps convey the emotion you should feel when you read or hear a passage. Syntax, the way sentences are put together Diction, style of speaking Mood, the general atmosphere of a piece of writing, and the overall feeling the reader gets from the piece Setting is the physical surroundings in a story  

Periods are used to end declarative sentences and imperative sentences. Declarative sentences declare something. Imperative sentences request or command something. Interrogative sentences asks questions. Question marks end questions. Exclamatory points end exclamatory sentences. Exclamatory sentences have an exclamation. Commas are used between parts of a sentence. Colons are used to introduce and define something. Semicolons joins parts of sentences when there is no conjunction used. Quotation marks to indicate a person's exact words.