The name of this graph
Plot Diagram
The name of the symbol that goes around what is spoken out loud.
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Quotation Marks
The genre that is meant to entertain the reader. Uses rich, vivid details to describe the setting, characters, and plot.
Narrative
2nd Person POV
Sequence of events in a story
Plot
“SWBST” stands for…
Somebody Wanted But So Then
Where does the comma go in this example of dialogue?
"Athletics last for such a short time" Coach said.
After time and before the quotation mark.
"Athletics last for such a short time," Coach said.
The genre that is meant to persuade the reader to believe something.
Argumentative
This point of view uses the pronouns "he," "she," "it," or "they."
Third Person POV
Character vs. Self
The type of conflict that occurs between two characters.
External Conflict - Character vs. Character
Determine where the quotation marks go in the following example of dialogue.
This must not be planet earth, Cone told his partner.
"This must not be planet earth," Cone told his partner.
The genre that is meant to teach the audience about a topic without including the author's opinion.
Informational
Determine the point of view used in the example below.
"Eddie and Oscar and Harold Murphy crept off toward the south. Doc and the lieutenant waited five minutes and then began circling west to block a retreat. Stink Harris and Paul Berlin stayed where they were."
Third Person Objective
Words and details that appeal to a reader's senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell)
Sensory Details
The universal message or idea that the reader should take away from a text.
Theme
True or False:
The dialogue tag can go before or after the dialogue.
True
Determine the writing genre of this sample passage.
"Rodarius Marcell Green (born August 27, 1998), known professionally as Rod Wave, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Signed to Alamo Records, Green is known for his strong voice and incorporation of hip-hop and R&B, having been recognized as a pioneer of 'soul-trap.'"
Informational
Determine the point of view used in the passage below.
"You can walk the length of Division Avenue, if you've got all day. . . . You come here for the first time, and you think all your hopes and dreams have come true. Your life will end happily ever after."
Second Person POV
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
Dialect
Explain the difference between tone and mood.
Tone = author's attitude
Mood = reader's feeling
The part of dialogue that tells who is speaking and how they said it.
Dialogue Tag
Determine the writing genre of this sample passage.
"While replacing libraries with tablets may seem like a simple solution, it would encourage people to spend even more time looking at digital screens, despite the myriad issues surrounding them. It would also end access to many of the benefits of libraries that people have come to rely on."
Determine the point of view used in the passage below.
"The bus picks up students in groups of four or five. As they walk down the aisle, people who were my middle-school lab partners or gym buddies glare at me. I close my eyes. This is what I've been dreading. As we leave the last stop, I am the only person sitting alone."
Background information (such as characters, setting, etc.) is shared in this part of the plot diagram.
Exposition