Fiction Exploration
The universal truth or life lesson of a fictional work.
What is: central theme?
This type of biographical writing covers a person's life, usually written by the subject themselves, often relying heavily on memory.
What is an autobiography?
Identify and spell the two words in this homophone pair:
1) A good golfer yells, "______" before hitting the ball.
2) The square root of 16 is: ____.
What is: "fore" and "four"?
What does FANBOYS stand for?
What is: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so?
This author introduced readers to Camp Half-Blood and a Greek demigod in The Lightning Thief.
Who is: Rick Riordan?
Identify the missing part of the plot diagram: Exposition, rising action, climax, ______, and resolution.
What is: Falling action?
Which former First Lady published a best-selling memoir in 2018 titled Becoming?
Who is: Michelle Obama?
Identify and spell the two words in this homophone pair:
1) "To formally abandon; a dry, sandy region"
2) ______ is the final (usually sweet) course of a structured meal.
What is: "desert" and "dessert"?
Unlike its independent sibling, this type of clause contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is: dependent clause?
This individual drew comic-style illustrations for his incredibly popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
Who is: Jeff Kinney?
What is: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay?
Which well-known horror author wrote the part-memoir/part-masterclass book titled On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft?
Who is: Stephen King?
Which of the following statements includes the correct punctuation?
A) My family and I plan to visit Manhattan, New York, and Charleston, South Carolina this summer.
B) My family and I plan to visit Manhattan New York, and Charleston South Carolina this summer.
C) My family and I plan to visit Manhattan, New York and Charleston, South Carolina this summer.
What is C?
This advanced structure requires at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
An opposing viewpoint or claim that challenges one's argument is a ______; this is followed by a _____, which proves why the opposing stance is incorrect, weak, or invalid.
What is counterargument and rebuttal?
In The Call of the Wild, the protagonist (Buck) must adapt to a primitive lifestyle. With this in mind, what type of conflict does he experience?
(Hint: ____ vs. ____)
What is Man vs. Nature?
List at least three different writing techniques an author can use to develop a nonfiction text.
What are facts, statistics, case studies, research findings, anecdotes, definitions, strong word choice, and/or quotes from experts?
The punctuation mark used to separate two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
In a compound sentence, you can ditch the coordinating conjunction entirely and link two independent clauses using this single punctuation mark.
What is a semicolon?
Name the poet who wrote: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both..."
Who is: Robert Frost?
Who is: Count Olaf from The Series of Unfortunate Events?
While a biography is typically written in the _______ person, a memoir is written in the _______ person point of view.
What is: third and first?
Where should the comma(s) go in the statement below?
My birthday dinner is this Friday May 22 2026 in River North which is a neighborhood in Chicago.
Answer: My birthday dinner is this Friday, May 22, 2026, in River North, which is a neighborhood in Chicago.
Hint: _____ [punctuation mark] ____ ________
Answer: [Independent clause #1]; [transition word] [independent clause #2].
This type of poem is divided into three quatrains (four-line stanzas) and a final rhyming couplet (two-line stanza), totaling 14 lines. The rhyme scheme is: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
What is a Shakespearean sonnet?