Fiction
Is fiction based on real or fake stories?
Fake!!
Is nonfiction based on real or fake stories?
Real!!
When citing something out of a provided text or story, what does it need to have to prove you did not write it?
A citation with the author's name and page/paragraph number.
Speech should be "locked up" in what?
Quotation Marks " "
A "paragraph" of a poem is not named a paragraph. What is it called?
A stanza
The action or the main event of a story is called what? Think plot mountain.
Climax
True or False: This genre is based on facts, true stories, history, and research!
TRUE!!
Which transition is good to use for informational?
A: Firstly,
B: To begin with,
C: I think that
D: My first point is...
B: To begin with,
True or False: because is an example of a conjunction.
False: Conjunctions are FANBOYS (For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
True or False: The connotation of a word is the feeling created by the word.
True: Cold vs Fridgid.
The message/moral/lesson of the story is called what?
The theme
What is another name for nonfiction?
Informational or Expository
Name the three parts of the introduction to an informational essay.
The who or what doing the action of a sentence is called the....
Subject
Name the type of figurative language that is an extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
A genre in which characters and events are made up, but they could be real
Realistic Fiction
A story about someone's life, but written by someone else is called a...
Biography
What is the thesis statement of an argumentative essay called?
The claim.
A part of a sentence that cannot stand alone is called a...
Dependent Clause (it depends on another part of the sentence in order for it to make sense.
Ex: According to the text,
What is a synonym of Significance?
(This word is used A LOT on the state test when asking questions. Such as: What is the significance of the red cup in the story?)
(Must have one of these)
Importance
Meaning
Relevence
What was the genre of The Ninth Ward?
This type of nonfiction text is a story written by the main character about their life. This is usually in first person point of view and uses I, me, my.
Autobiography
What is the correct format for citing text evidence? (Think the whole quote).
"___________" (Author, Pg #).
Which is the correct type of their/there/they're that should go in the sentence?
_____ going to the baseball game this afternoon.
Their
What does RACE stand for?
R=Restate the thesis
A = Answer the question
C=Cite evidence
E=Explain the connection between the answer and evidence.