Written In Bone

A sentence that tells the reader what major points to expect from the paper.

Describes a noun or pronoun

The overall emotion created by a work of literature

A sentence that introduces ONE of the major points of the thesis statement.

surface layer

Two words that modify the same noun

To remove soil and other devices of the past.

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

the layer beneath

a color (shade of yellow)

A sentence that must connect all information in the paragraph back to the main idea.

The main idea of a literary work

the meaning of the color (link between birth & death)

A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paper. (Not the paragraph)

A person, place, thing or idea

Words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses

They try to fill in the gaps in the historical record.

Man-made objects created by people who lived in the past.

A specialist who examines skeletons for clues that will provide evidence.

A word that shows action