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Writing Q's
100

When author's give human traits to animals or objects.

Personification

100

Which word best fits into the sentence?

“They _____ going to the basketball game, but they couldn’t find a ride in time to make it.”

were

100

To ridicule or offer a witty remark in regard to someone or something’s flaws or stupidity. Similar to sarcasm.

satire

100

A person, place, or thing.

Noun

100

How long should a C.E.R. paragraph be in English 1?

6-8 sentences minimum!

200

The process of making a character in a text by slowly revealing traits to the audience/reader.

Characterization

200

What word best fits into the sentence?

“Mark and Ryan _________  the best duo on the court in the district when it comes to assists and overall points.”

are

200

 When the author references a well known event or person from history, literature, or pop culture.

Allusion

200

Words that describe nouns.

Adjectives

200

What does C.E.R. stand for?

Claim, evidence, reasoning.

300

The point of greatest tension or excitement in a story.

climax

300

Which punctuation mark is used at the beginning of a list?

Colon :

300

When an author hints that something will happen or be significant later in the text.

Foreshadowing

300

Action words

Verbs

300

What punctuation marks are necessary around evidence from a text in your C.E.R. response?

Quotation Mark

400

The pattern of events in a literary work; what happens in a text’s storyline.

plot

400

 Which past tense form of "see" will typically follow the helping verbs “has,” have,” and “had.”

Seen

400

When there is a conversation between two or more characters in a text.

Dialogue

400

When two words are combined into one with an apostrophe.

Contraction.

400

To assert a stance on something as a fact.

Claim

500

The point of view from which the story is told. 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person, etc. 

Narrative Voice

500

What is using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. 

Parallel Structure 

500

To find someone innocent in a court case.

Acquit

500

What is Colloquial Language

Casual Language

500

What does the acronym  R. A. C. E. stand for?

restate

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