Figurative Language
This figurative device compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This is the main character the reader is meant to identify with
Who is the protagonist?
On Day 3 of the Bell Work rotation, students do this.
What is a Creative Writing?
“Running through the empty hallway before the bell rang” is an example of this incomplete structure.
What is a sentence fragment?
This literary technique hints at future events before they happen.
What is foreshadowing?
“She sells seashells by the seashore” is an example of this sound‑based technique.
What is alliteration?
This refers to the time and place in which a story occurs.
What is the setting?
This weekly activity allows students to read a book of their choice and to bring snacks, blankets, and pillows.
What is Reading Café?
"Their" and "There" are ______.
What are homophones?
This part of the plot diagram introduces setting and characters.
What is the exposition?
This device gives human qualities to non-human things, like “My teddy bear gave me a hug.”
What is personification?
The most dramatic part of a story, occurring after the turning point.
What is the climax?
This Friday activity is collected as an exit ticket and logged for completion.
What is Free Write?
Identify the sentence type: “Ouch! That hurts.”
What is an exclamatory sentence?
This figurative device uses contradictory terms, like “jumbo shrimp.”
What is an oxymoron?
A contradiction between what is expected and what actually happens—like dying of thirst while surrounded by water.
What is situational irony?
The struggle between opposing forces that drives the story forward.
What is conflict?
This item must be included in the final portfolio and tracks recurring ideas in The Hunger Games.
What is the Theme Tracker?
"The movie was long, I fell asleep." is an example of a grammatical error called _____________.
What is a comma splice?
Mr. Den Haan aims to arrive at school at this time every morning.
What is 8AM?
A recurring idea or image in a text, such as family in The Outsiders.
What is a motif?
A complete sentence expressing the universal message of a story, such as “Don’t talk to strangers.”
What is theme?
Early finishers may choose this playful option, such as “say hashtag as many times as you can subtly in conversation.”
What is a side quest?
"The essay was submitted by the group." is a sentence written in _____ voice.
What is passive?
This is the nickname of Ms. Cruz's baby nephew.
What is Grayvi?