SBA Vocabulary #1

To briefly restate the main ideas of a piece of writing.

To study details of a work to identify essential features or meaning.

Giving credit to the author when using their ideas

The sequence of related events that make up a story or novel.

The quality of being trusted or believed.

The central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work.

A book or document used to provide evidence in research.

The time and place in which a narrative occurs.

Taking words or ideas from another and using them as your own.

A process of evaluating and changing a written piece to improve coherence and use of language.

A recurring element, image, or idea in a work of literature.

A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

A sudden and vivid memory of an event in the past.

A position statement that asserts an idea or makes an argument.

Deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.

A conversation between characters in a story.

A group of lines that form a unit within a poem.

A logical guess or conclusion based on observation, prior experience, or textual evidence.

To explain the meaning of something.

The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief is true or valid.