What's up Essay!
Go Figure
What's the Story?
What's the purpose?
Fix It!
100

This is usual found at the end of the introduction and express the focus of the essay.

Thesis

100

The golden goose gathers gracefully her chicks and brings them home. 

Alliteration

100

This is a sequence of events that occur in a narrative the have at least five stages. 

plot development.

100

A timeline showing important events from the American Civil War.

to inform
100

A sentence that only has a subject an a verb is a...

simple- sentence

200

Your essay should always include a ____ to get the readers attention.

hook / ancedote

200

Just as I entered the cave, I heard a loud screeching sound, and felt a whack to the face from the creature. 

onomatopoeia

200

The ___ is used in a narrative to highlight the traits of another character, usually the protagonist.

foil

200

A public service announcement telling kids to stay in school.


to persuade

200

The tall tree, the one that I loved to climb.

The above sentence is an example of a ___ because it does not have a complete idea.

fragment. 

300

An argumentative essay would include a ____ ____ that technically goes against the thesis, but in the end help to reinforce the thesis.

Counterclaim/ counterargument

300

Someone please open a window; it smells like hot garbage being baked on the sun.

Imagery

300

Margaret heard the front door slam shut from the wind. She looked out the window and saw the clouds darkening the sky, an ominous feeling settled into the room...

This is an example of ...

foreshadowing.

300

A small book about a boy who loses his mom’s cell phone and learns that telling the truth is the most important thing.

to persuade.

300

You should use a ___ and a ___ to join two independent clauses together to form a complex sentence.

comma / conjunction
400

Your ___ ___ should always start with a concise topic sentence and include relevant evidence to support your claim. 

body paragraph. 

400

"I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more.
Just to be that man
who walked 1000 miles and lied down at your door."

hyperbole

400

This archetypal symbol can represent other ideas or concepts such as marriage or unity 

a ring

400

The track listing to Miss Directed’s album, I Want Pizza, which shows the order, length, and producer of each song.

to inform.

400
This following sentence is an example of a ____ sentence. 


Amber is very tall; she is 6'3" and plays basketball.

compound 

500

This type of writing is used to explain how something is done, how it is made, or elaborate on an idea. 

expository essay.

500

Every time the 5th graders enter the classroom it's a zoo of wild animals who forget that they're here to learn, not be unhinged. 

metaphor

500

The man ran through the crowd of zombies, fighting for his life, but he got stuck in the fence and could not get out. The herd was still approaching, now he is in peril.

Is an example of what stage of plot development?

climax

500

A poem about a very comfortable chair in which the speaker could rest for eternity.

to entertain. 

500
Kelsey is the smallest student in her class, which makes her very self conscious; therefore, she does not like to participate in activities that make her standout. 


Is an example of a ___  ____ sentence. 

compound and complex

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