Latin Roots
The root that means "to throw"
What is "ject"?
When an author picks a side of an argument to defend and states their opinion and reasoning in their introductory paragraph
What is a claim?
When writers use sound words to humor or interest the reader
What is onomatopoeia?
To rephrase or summarize the text in your own words
What is to paraphrase?
The genre of "Phantom Tollbooth"
What is fantasy or fiction?
The root that means "feeling"
What is "path"?
When an author includes an interesting and engaging question in their introduction to engage readers
What is a hook?
When writers use "like" or "as" to compare two characters or subjects
What is a simile?
The 5 types of text evidence
What is anecdotes, facts, examples, definitions, and expert quotes?
The main setting of "Phantom Tollbooth"
What is the Lands Beyond?
The root that means "speech"
What is "log"?
When an author includes a quote from an informational source that supports their argument in their writing
What is an in-text citation?
When writers use descriptive language and sensory details to help the reader better imagine the story
What is imagery?
A group of lines forming the basic unit of a poem
What is a stanza?
The main theme of "Phantom Tollbooth"
What is the value of wisdom and knowledge?
The root that means "to conquer"
What is "vint or vinc"?
When an author includes the opposite side of an argument, then explains the flaws in that argument
What is a counter claim and rebuttal?
When writers give human characteristics to non human subjects
What is personification?
Meaning that is suggested or indirectly stated (can be identified with context clues and details in the text)
What is implicit meaning?
The character from "Phantom Tollbooth" who sent Milo on his journey
Who is King Azaz?
The root that means "to work"
What is "lab"?
When an author organizes evidence to demonstrate why one side of the argument is better than the other
What is pros and cons?
When writers use the same letter and sound 2 or 3 times in a row
What is alliteration?
The 5 types of author's purpose for writing
What is to inform, persuade, narrate, describe, or criticize?
The character from "Phantom Tollbooth" who will twist your words
Who is the Word Snatcher?