Text Structures
What type of text structure uses a timeline to show a sequence of events?
Sequence and order
Which figurative language is an exaggeration?
Hyperbole
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
thesis sentence
What are amendments?
formal changes made to official procedures or documents
What is a conflict?
problem
What text structure uses these signal words: because, as a result, since, an effect
Cause and Effect
"Caught red-handed" is what type of figurative language?
Idiom
What does the word "immature" mean?
not mature
What is a "hook"?
Catches the reader's attention
What does democracy mean?
a government run by the people who live in it
What is the theme of a story?
lesson or message of the story
Which text structure describes a topic?
Description
What are groups of lines in poetry called?
Stanzas
What does the prefix "re" mean?
again
What should be capitalized in this sentence: St. Augustine is the oldest city founded by europeans.
Europeans
Antonym for permanent
temporary
What is the resolution in a plot?
how the conflict gets solved, the ending
Which text structure uses these signal words:
similarly, alike, differences, both
Compare and Contrast
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things without using like or as
Which prefix means no or not
un, non, im, dis
What are paragraphs 2-4 called?
Body paragraphs
synonym for fussy
picky
LOSE POINTS
:)
Which text structure uses a venn diagram?
Compare and contrast
What figurative language is this:
The waves were punching the boat all night.
personification
What does the word "preplan" mean
planning before
What is the last paragraph in your essay called?
Conclusion
synonym for expedition
Journey
What is the setting?
where and when it takes place