Grammar & Language
This type of clause can stand alone as a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
The narrative structure of major events that make up a story.
What is plot?
The central argument or claim of an essay, usually appearing in the last sentence of the introduction paragraph
What is a thesis statement?
Complete the sentence: The three main purposes of nonfiction texts are to persuade, inform, and _______?
What is to entertain?
Identify the type of figurative language: "Life is a rollercoaster."
What is a metaphor?
You can fix this problem with a period & capital letter, a comma & conjunction, or a semicolon
What is a run-on sentence?
The overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text that deals with the author's abstract questions, beliefs, or truths about people or life.
What is theme?
A conclusion sentence should always end with this.
What is a final thought?
This type of writing requires the author to take a firm stance on a debatable topic.
What is argumentative writing?
Identify the type of figurative language: "The director told us to break a leg before the show."
What is an idiom?
Written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks.
What is dialogue?
Provide two examples of text-based terms to introduce a piece of evidence in a body paragraph.
What are "the author states," "according to the text," "for example," etc?
This type of text structure examines the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.
What is compare and contrast?
Identify the figurative language: "The hot chocolate warmed her up like a fluffy blanket."
What is simile?
This type of sentence states facts and opinions.
What is a declarative sentence?
This is a plot device that hints at future events.
What is foreshadowing?
True or False: Your quote and explanation should be an equal amount of sentences in the body paragraphs.
What is false, the explanation should always be longer than the quote itself?
This type of text structure explains why something happened or the results of a specific action or event.
What is cause and effect?
Identify the figurative language: "I've told you a million times."
What is a hyperbole?
This is a specific type of pronoun that shows ownership (ex. mine, yours, ours).
What is a possessive pronoun?
Name the 5 main sections of a plot diagram.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
What does the acronym RACES stand for when writing a TDA?
What is Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, and Sum?
Identify two different types of text/writing that are nonfiction.
What are journals, diaries, blogs, newspapers, articles, historical documents, etc?
Identify the figurative language: "He's a real Romeo with the ladies."
What is allusion?