Writing
Writing Strategies
ELA 101
English
Stories
100

What is a Narrative?

A story

100

What does the A is C-SPACE stand for?

Action

100

What is a noun?

person, place, or thing

100

What is an inference?

An educated guess/An assumption

100

What is a setting?

The time or place a story is happening

200

What is an argumentative text?

A text that argues a point

200

What does the P in POWRE stand for?

Pick/Pull apart the prompt

200

What is a verb?

An action

200

What point of view is a story written if it uses the words "I", "me", "my", and "we"

First person

200

What is the tone of a story?

How a story is meant to make you feel

300

What is a citation?

Gives the author credit for their work

300

What does the R is POWRE stand for?

Revise

300

What is a synonym?

A word with the same meaning

300

What point of view is a story written if it uses pronouns and names?

Third

300

What is theme?

The main message or lesson of the story

400

What is a characteristic or character trait?

Words used to describe a character

400

What does the E in C-SPACE stand for?

Emotion

400

What is the difference between a Simile and a Metaphor?

A Simile uses "like" or "as", while a metaphor is a direct comparison

400

Define the word "babble"

to talk rapidly, foolishly, or without clear meaning

400

What is the climax of a story?

The point when the main event happens

500

What is the difference between revise and edit?

Revise means to look over and edit means to fix

500

All Good Stories ...

Should be fun to read, fun to write, make sense, and have all there parts

500

What is symbolism?

Using visible, concrete objects, words, or colors to represent invisible, abstract ideas

(the color red representing love or anger)

500

What is it called when you retell something from the text in your own words?

Paraphrasing

500

What is a resolution in a story?

When the main problem is solved

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