One to two words that explain the subject being discussed.
What is topic.
100
The three reasons for writing
What are to entertain, to inform, to persuade
100
A genre in nonfiction which is a story of one's own life.
What is autobiography.
100
The highest point of interest, the place where ideas are drawn together, an important turning point in a series of actions, or the most forceful event in a story.
What is climax.
100
When you make a reference to an important/famous person, place, or thing
What is allusion.
200
Why something happens.
What is the cause?
200
Writing to inform is also known as
What is expository writing?
200
A prefix that means to lead to.
What is duct.
200
Concludes the action and ensures that all important plot lines have been tied.
What is resolution.
200
The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What is onomatopoeia.
300
The central point of a piece of writing.
What is main idea.
300
The following example is an example of what kind of writing? "A website saying that a new shopping mall should not be built because it threatens an endangered bald eagle’s home. The website also lists other reasons why the mall should not be built."
What is persuasive writing?
300
Books that are about real things, people, events, and places.
What is nonfiction.
300
The beginning of the story, where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition.
300
Punctuation used in a narrative to indicate speech.
What is quotation marks.
400
The effect of this sentence:
The wasteful energy use of many Americans has contributed to global
warming.
What is global warming.
400
The five main steps in the writing process
What are: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing?
400
An essential trait of a biography that helps the reader understand the subject in context to the historical time period and place he or she was born in.
What is setting?
400
Events in a story that build up the conflict.
What are rising action events?
400
Tells us when a character is talking and identifies which character is talking.
What is dialogue tag.
500
A fact, a statement, a quote, or event, that backs up a key idea.
What is a supporting detail?
500
What are three ways to write a strong hook?
What are: ask a question, give a quote, write a definition, give a fact or statistic?
500
A prefix that means inside?
What is endo?
500
Events that lead up to the resolution of a story.
What are falling action events.
500
The following example is what kind of figurative language?
"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women
merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts." - As you Like It, William Shakespeare