Info Texts & Author's Purpose
Character
Theme
Grammar
Vocabulary
100
These three warning colors are typically meant to signify danger or caution.
What red, orange, and yellow?
100
This reveals character by showing what a character thinks and feels.
What is internal characterization?
100
This is a truth about life. It must be stated in a complete sentence.
What is a theme?
100
This punctuation is one way to join together two independent clauses in a compound sentence.
What is a semicolon (;) ?
100
This is an adjective that describes someone who is excessively proud or concerned with their appearance.
What is vainly?
200
These two colors are often meant to show information and depict relaxation.
What are blue and green?
200
This reveals character by showing what the character does or says. It is their behavior and their actions.
What is external characterization?
200
This is one or two words. It is what the story is about. You can use this to help you form a proper theme.
What is the subject?
200
This type of sentence contains one independent clause and no subordinate clauses.
What is a simple sentence?
200
This is an adjective that means not returned or reciprocated, typical having to do with love.
What is unrequited?
300
This type of writing is designed to influence your point of view and delivers a call to action.
What is persuasive writing?
300
Saying a character is shy, or tall, or nerdy, or lonely, all give away their particular __________ _______.
What are character traits?
300
These types of themes happen over and over again in literature.
What are recurring themes?
300
This type of sentence contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.
What is a complex sentence?
300
This verb means to wish for, or desire wrongfully and without regard to the rights of others.
What is coveted?
400
This is a word used to describe writing that has a tendency to favor one side over another.
What is bias?
400
This is often your first clue to character.
What is appearance?
400
This term is for themes that are familiar to all people all over the world. They appeal to our humanity, because we all deal with the same issues.
What are universal themes?
400
If Trent will dust the furniture, Danny will sweep the floors and Luisa will make the beds. This is an example of a ___________________ sentence.
What is a compound-complex sentence.
400
This is a tomb, grave, or burial place.
What is a sepulcher?
500
These three As stand for three words meant to help you to analyze information when you do research.
What is adequate, appropriate, and accurate?
500
These two things can show you how a character reacts to certain situations.
What are thoughts and feelings?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Come up with a recurring theme in literature with your group! It must be a new one that we have not discussed before in class! It must be a commonly known theme.
Options may vary...
500
After we climb the mountain. This is an example of a _______________ ___________.
What is a subordinate clause?
500
This noun refers to an individual occurrence or event.
What is an incident?
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