The Circuit & Francisco Jimenez
Cell Phones Vocab
Wild Card
Lit Terms
Essay Writing
100
Who is the narrator and protagonist of this story?
Francisco (Jimenez)
100
agreeing to something or accepting something (app)
approval
100
when everyone is focused on something (sp)
spotlight
100
The main character of a story (the good guy)
protagonist
100
The main point of an essay
Thesis
200
Who is Trampita?
Francisco's brother.
200
surprising, shocking (st)
stunning
200
This how the story is told by the narrator or author; usually 1st or 3rd person
Point of View (POV)
200
The person who goes against the main character (bad guy)
antagonist
200
Facts and information that support a thesis
evidence
300
Which word means look steadily (ga)
gaze
300
"in a regular and even manner" (s)
steadily
300
when everyone agrees on something (u)
unanimous
300
A comparison using like or as
Simile
300
The show where you got your information
cite
400
Convert code into ordinary language (d)
decipher
400
give up completely (a)
abandon
400
Examine something closely (a)
analyze (analysis)
400
A comparison without using like or as
metaphor
400
When introducing evidence you need to have one of these at the beginning of your paragraph
Topic sentence
500
very light, airy delicate; other-worldly
ethereal
500
If you wrote "More schools are allowing cell phones because of pressure from parents but the way schools are dealing with cell phones varies." about cell phones in school, this would be a _______ of your argument
thesis (topic) sentence)
500
Whenever Buttercup will tell Westly to do something, what was the only thing he would say back?
"As you wish"
500
A universal idea like stereotyping, survival, entertainment, or love would be this term
Themes
500
The best way to make sure you include and cite evidence is to include a direct _________ from the article or story.
Quote/quotation