Grammar
Which of the following is written in active voice?
1. The cake was baked by the chef
2. The novel was read by the students
3. The meeting was scheduled by the assistant
4. The chef baked the cake
4. the chef baked the cake
List the plot diagram elements in order
Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
To find in-depth information about the role of bees in ecosystems, which source would be MOST helpful?
1. a general biology textbook on ecosystems
2. a documentary about the life cycle of bees
3. a research paper on the impact of bee populations on agriculture
4. a magazine article about backyard gardening
A research paper on the impact of bee populations on agriculture
The school cafeteria is considering adding either a salad bar or taco bar to the lunch menu. Which option would you prefer and why?
What kind of essay would you write for this prompt?
1. informative
2. compare and contrast
3. persuasive
4. descriptive
3. Persuasive
Ballad
involves using the same pattern of words, phrases, or clauses
Parallelism
4 days to describe characters (think ball and paper and explosions)
Static
Dynamic
Round
Flat
When using a search engine to find information, what is the BEST way to get accurate results?
1. use long sentences with many details
2. use multiple unrelated keywords
3. search for broad general terms
4. enter concise and specific keywords
4. Enter concise and specific keywords
three parts of the rhetorical triangle
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Point of view that should be avoided when writing formal academic papers
first person
A verb being used as a noun and typically ends in -ing
Gerund
When the author gives the reader hints about what a character is like without directly stating it
indirect characterization
Why is it important to compare multiple sources when conducting research?
1. To ensure they are the same length
2. To check for different perspectives and confirm accuracy
3. To find sources that are written in the same style
4. to use sources with the most ads
2. to check for different perspectives and confirm accuracy
what do you do to give credit to the original author and avoid plagiarism?
cite sources
The _______ of a word is its exact meaning as found in the dictionary
Denotation
A verb phrase that begins with "to"
Infinitive
What is introduced in the exposition?
Setting, characters, and important background information
What involves restating someone else's ideas or information in your own words?
Paraphrasing
Where does the punctuation go when including a direct quote and in-text citation?
After the in-text citation
This is a phrase or expression in which the real the real meaning is different from the literal or stated meaning
Idiom
Grammatical Mood: Imperative, conditional, indicative, subjunctive?
If I were you, I would apologize.
subjunctive
what is the inciting incident?
Main conflict of the story
used to condense longer texts or entire works by expressing the main ideas in your own words
Summarizing
What is the proper format for MLA in-text citation?
(author last name #)
An exaggerated statement or claim not to be taken literally
Hyperbole