Writing Basics
Writing down the MAIN points and MAIN events while leaving out small detail
What is Summarizing?
A comparison using like or as
What is a Simile?
“Once there was a tree
And she loved the little boy.
And every day the boy would come
And he would gather her leaves."
What is personification?
The structure of a story with all of the events
What is a plot?
A genre in which stories are written about real people, places, and things.
What is non-fiction?
The size of font that MLA requires you to use
What is 12?
Writing someone else's words in your own words to make it your own
What is paraphrasing?
A direct comparison of two unlikely things
What is a metaphor?
The water was as clear as glass.
What is a simile?
Background information needed to understand the story
What is context?
The three ways to persuade or argue with somebody
What is Ethos, Pathos, and Logos?
The type of font that MLA requires you to use
What is Times New Roman?
Details such as evidence, reasons, facts, etc.
What are Supporting Details?
A phrase that cannot be deduced from literal meaning but only from popular use
What is an idiom?
The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light. - John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
What is a metaphor?
An idea or lesson the story is trying to communicate
What is theme?
The intentions of an author to communicate with the reader.
The amount of spacing between lines in MLA Format
What is double-spacing?
Making a conclusion based off the facts and evidence from the story
What is Inferencing?
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
What is personification?
A blessing in disguise
What is an idiom?
A type of book, movie, or music.
What is genre?
A genre in which a story is written about imaginative places
What is fiction?
The parts of the header
What is name, teacher's name, class, and date?
An interpretation of a text
What is an Analysis?
An overexaggerated statement meant to bring attention to the phrase
What is a Hyperbole?
Check out that mountain of books on my bedside table.
What is a hyperbole?
The way a character grows or deteriorates throughout the story
What is Character Development?
The two main non-fiction genres
What is Argumentative and Persuasive?
This should be middle-aligned on your paper
What is the title?