Writing
TRUE/FALSE: You only need to consider Task, Audience, and Purpose in the Drafting step of The Writing Process.
False
Which plot element is the HEART of the story?
TRUE/FALSE: In active verb voice, the subject of the verb is the DOER the action verb.
TRUE
Spell ____________ (the vocabulary word that means moving and emotional)
poignant
Dialogue
In which step of The Writing Process do you first begin to think about and list possible ideas for writing?
Brainstorm
Which plot element is the turning point? (It is usually about 3/4 of the way through the story)
Climax
TRUE/FALSE: You can use both verb voices (active and passive) in the same sentence.
FALSE
Spell _______________ (the vocabulary word that means a justly deserved punishment)
retribution
What symbol/punctuation do we use to indicate dialogue?
In which step of The Writing Process do you first begin to organize your ideas?
Outlining
Can a theme statement be one word (example: "friendship")?
No
Active or Passive verb voice?
Mrs. Koehn will be pied in the face by one lucky 8th grader.
Passive
Which vocabulary word means "appears one way, but might not be true"
ostensible
"Mom, where are my" —
NO! The interrupting em dash needs to be INSIDE the quotation mark!
Complete sentences are first required in which step of The Writing Process?
Drafting
Which plot elements includes the character struggling against the conflict and events that build suspense?
Rising Action
Active or Passive?
Santa will be delivering the gifts by Christmas morning.
Active
Bene- and mal- are both prefixes, but they have opposite meanings. What do they each mean?
bene- means good
mal- means bad
Why might an author use an ellipsis (or ellipses) in the middle of a sentence?
To show hesitation
What is the difference between Revising and Editing?
Revising - making it better
Editing - making it correct
What three things are revealed somewhere in the Exposition of a story?
Main character, setting, and conflict
Change the sentence from passive voice to active voice:
The student council president was elected by the students.
The students elected the student council president.
I had to perforate the boards with the power drill before I connected them with the finishing nails.
Use your knowledge of morphology, what does perforate mean?
Drill holes through the wood
When a sentence ends with an ellipsis (...) and then a period, what is most likely the author's intention by including the ellipsis?
Create suspense