Witty Writing Skills
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Luscious Literature
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What is a difference between an "informative" and "persuasive" essay?
Informative - provides information Persuasive - attempting to prove something
100
Identify the subject and predicate of the sentence: Molly wishes she was in Disney World.
Subject: Molly Predicate: wishes she was in Disney World.
100
What is the protagonist of a story?
Main character
100
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor
A simile is a comparison using like or as. A metaphor does not use like or as.
100
What does the term "analyze" mean?
To break apart for further understanding.
200
This piece of punctuation is used to indicate a pause or change in thought.
Dash
200
Identify the verb in the sentence: The teachers are going to the talent show.
are - HV going - AV
200
List the pieces of plot development (plot diagram) in order.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Conclusion.
200
The author's ____________ is a writer's unique way to write.
Style
200
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the author's attitude toward a subject. Mood is the reader's feeling toward a subject.
300
Place the pieces of the body paragraph for an informative essay in order: concluding sentence, supporting sentence, topic sentence.
Topic, supporting, concluding.
300
Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase and underline the prepositional phrase.
Example: The flowers are in the closet at home. PP: in the closet PP: at home
300
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Direct: writer tells the reader about the character Indirect: writer shows the reader about the character (STEAL)
300
_________ is a contrast between what is expected and what really happens.
Irony
300
What is the theme of a story?
Lesson or message of a story
400
Is this sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE VOICE? The parents are looking for a new car.
Active
400
Does this sentence have correct subject/verb agreement? If not, fix the sentence. After the movie, Sally are going to get dinner with her boyfriend.
No. "Are" should be "is".
400
________________ is when hints are provided in the text to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.
Foreshadowing
400
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Connotation - emotional meaning Denotation - dictionary meaning
400
What piece of a complete sentence is missing? Needs to go to school.
The subject.
500
What needs to be included in a body paragraph for a TDA? (4 pieces)
Transition, claim/answer to the thesis statement, evidence, explanation of evidence.
500
A ___________ is a punctuation mark to show omitted words. It uses three dots. DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
Ellipsis
500
What is allusion?
Allusion is a reference to a famous person, event, etc. in literature.
500
What is the direct object in the following sentence? Joe threw the ball to me.
ball
500
Who was the author of "Broken Chain"?
Gary Soto
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