Characterization
Plot
Figurative Language
Tiny Words, Big Ideas
Point of View
Get it WRITE
The 1st Time
Get it WRITE the 2nd time
100

Characters with lots of detail

What are round characters?

100

This is a part of the plot where problems start to get wrapped up

What is falling action?

100

Her smile was as bright as the sun 

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole

B) Simile

100

This is a dictionary definition.

What is denotation?

100

Can you use the words "I", "me", "we", "us", or "you" in your essay?

What is "NO."

100

What is the acronym that you have been taught for writing a 5-paragraph essay?

What is

HOT
RACES
RACES
RACES
TrIP?

100
This is how many citations you need in every body paragraph.

What is two?

200

Characters with few details

What are flat characters?

200

This is the very end of the plot, where all loose ends are tied up

What is the resolution?

200

I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!

What type of figurative language is this an example of?
A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Hyperbole
D) Idiom

C.) Hyperbole

200

This is the feeling behind a word's meaning.

What is connotation?

200

These are three examples of first person point of view.

What are I, me, my, we, us, and our?

200

This is what RACE stands for.

What is
Restate or Reason
Answer
Cite X2
Explain? X2

200

This is how many body paragraph you always need to have.

What is three?

300

Characters that don't change

What are static characters?

300

This is the very start of the story where the setting and characters are introduced.

What is the exposition?

300

The wind whispered secrets through the trees. 

Which part of the sentence shows personification?
A) The wind
B) Whispered secrets
C) Through the trees
D) None of the above

B.) Whispered secrets

300

Theme

What is the lesson that you learn from a story?

300

This is how the author feels.

What is tone?

300

This is what HOT stands for

What is...

Hook
Overview
Thesis Statement?

300

This is a counterclaim.

What is the opposite side of the argument that you are making in your essay?

400

Characters that change

What are dynamic characters?

400

This is the most exciting part of the story.

What is the climax?

400

Time is a thief that steals our moments. 

What does the metaphor suggest about time?
A) Time moves slowly.
B) Time is valuable.
C) Time takes things from us without us noticing.
D) Time can be controlled.


C) Time takes things from us without us noticing.

400

This is when something happens that you don't expect.

What is irony?

400

This is the definition for third person limited

What is the point of view called when the narrator only knows about persons thoughts and feelings?

400

This is what TrIP stands for

What is...

Thesis restated
Important Details
Plan?

400

This is a rebuttal.

What is it called when you "shoot down" or provide evidence against a counterclaim?

500

The character that blocks the main character, often the "bad guy"

What is an antagonist?

500

This is where the climax occurs in the story

What happens near the end of the story?

500

The classroom was a zoo by the end of the day. 

This is an example of a...

A) simile
B) metaphor
C) onomatopoeia
D) alliteration

B) metaphor

500

This is what happens when the audience knows something that the characters don't know.

What is dramatic irony?

500

This is the definition for third person omniscient

What is the point of view called when the narrator knows the thoughts and feeling of many?

500

Your thesis statement must include

(Hint:  C _ _ _ _ and 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _)

What is a claim and 3 reasons?

500

This always goes with a citation.

What is the author, title and page/paragraph number?

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