Alpha Blocks
When author's give human traits to animals or objects.
Personification
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
To ridicule or offer a witty remark in regard to someone or something’s flaws or stupidity. Similar to sarcasm.
satire
A person, place, or thing.
Noun
How long should a C.E.R. paragraph be in English 1?
6-8 sentences minimum!
The process of making a character in a text by slowly revealing traits to the audience/reader.
Characterization
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
When the author references a well known event or person from history, literature, or pop culture.
Allusion
Words that describe nouns.
Adjectives
What does C.E.R. stand for?
Claim, evidence, reasoning.
The point of greatest tension or excitement in a story.
climax
Which punctuation mark is used at the beginning of a list?
Colon :
When an author hints that something will happen or be significant later in the text.
Foreshadowing
Action words
Verbs
What punctuation marks are necessary around evidence from a text in your C.E.R. response?
Quotation Mark
The pattern of events in a literary work; what happens in a text’s storyline.
plot
Which past tense form of "see" will typically follow the helping verbs “has,” have,” and “had.”
Seen
When there is a conversation between two or more characters in a text.
Dialogue
When two words are combined into one with an apostrophe.
Contraction.
To assert a stance on something as a fact.
Claim
The point of view from which the story is told. 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person, etc.
Narrative Voice
What is using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
Parallel Structure
To find someone innocent in a court case.
Acquit
What is Colloquial Language
Casual Language
What does the acronym R. A. C. E. stand for?
restate
answer
cite
explain