a genre in which all of the information included in the writing is true
What is nonfiction?
100
the part of a paragraph in which the author introduces the reader to what the paragraph will be mostly about
What is the main idea (or topic sentence)?
100
the part of speech used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
a punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence which shows surprise, intense anger, fear, or another strong feeling
What is an exclamation point?
100
the prefix/root/suffix which means "life" or "living"
What is "bio"?
200
a feature of dramatic literature which gives the actors/actresses cues on where and how to move, look, or speak
What are stage directions?
200
words or sentences that enable a writer to "guide" the reader from one idea to another smoothly and in a way that makes sense
What are transitions (words and/or sentences)?
200
the part of speech which modifies a noun
What is an adjective?
200
a punctuation mark which can indicate a short pause between words or be used to separate words or phrases in a list, a date, an address, or other similar elements of writing
What is a comma?
200
the prefix/root/suffix which means "same" or "together"
What is "syn" or "sym"?
300
a type of traditional literature, usually including personified animals, in which a moral is taught
What is a fable?
300
a unit of text in poetry which, much like a paragraph in prose, may be used to help focus the reader's attention to a particular idea or groups of ideas that have something in common
What is a stanza?
300
the part of speech which can modify a verb, adjective, or an adverb
What is an adverb?
300
a punctuation mark which can be used to separate two independent clauses that are very closely related. Instead of using a period, a writer can use this somewhat less powerful "separator" to draw attention to the connection between the two independent clauses
What is a semicolon?
300
the rule that guides us in knowing how to make the plural of a word that ends in vowel+y (i.e. "key," "play")
What is "just add an 's'"?
400
a poetic device in which there is noticeable repetition of vowel sounds within words of a line or verse of poetry
What is assonance?
400
an organizational structure for writing through which an idea or topic is broken down into parts, with the parts not needing to be described in any particular order
What is description?
400
three things that should be true about a pronoun and its antecedent in order for the pronoun to be used clearly
What are they should agree in number, agree in person, be clearly connected (there is no confusion or ambiguity as to what the pronoun is referring to)?
400
One or two of these are used to separate an appositive from the rest of the sentence.
What is a comma?
400
the rule that helps us to know that "have"+ing should be
h-a-v-i-n-g
What is "when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel to a word that ends in a silent "e," drop the "e" then add the suffix"?
500
the part of a story, usually at the beginning, when the reader is introduced or exposed to the main character, setting, and possibly a hint of what will become the conflict
What is the exposition?
500
the five organizational structures for writing
What are sequence, compare/contrast, cause-effect, description, and problem/solution?
500
the type of verbal which can act as a noun or be used in a sentence where a noun or pronoun could be used
What is a gerund?
500
the punctuation mark that is used to introduce a long, direct quotation in a piece of writing
What is a colon?
500
the rule that guides the spelling of "brief," "thief," "relieve," "piece," and "pierce"
What is put the "i" before "e" when spelling words with a long "e" sound?