This is a technique you can use to craft a solid "closed" gist topic sentence?
What is steal n' slide?
100
These are describing words that modify nouns. They tell how many or what kind.
What are adjectives?
100
This type of fiction focuses on characters, settings, and problems that can happen in everyday life.
What is realistic fiction?
100
The purpose of non-fiction.
What is to inform?
100
Poets use fewer words to paint a picture with words, but they are still very powerful. This describes the feeling and emotional atmosphere of a poem.
What is the mood?
200
This type of sentence is important at the end of every answer sandwich or paragraph to wrap up!
What is a closing sentence?
200
It's important to pay attention to this as it provides an important clue as to the main idea of the passage.
What is the title?
200
When reading historical fiction, readers need to pay special attention to time and place. What is this known as in literature?
What is setting?
200
These should not be ignored in non-fiction text because they are adding specific additional information.
What are non-fiction text features?
200
Not all poetry has to do this, but this can make poetry have a playful rhythm and more fun and enjoyable to read out loud.
What is rhyme?
300
Revisiting the text and including these in your writing will help to make your answer sandwiches or essays rich, juicy, thick, and zesty!
What is evidence (or supporting details)?
300
Background knowledge + text clues = this.
What is an inference?
300
It's really important to pay attention to what causes characters to react, think, or feel a certain way. These factors are known as these.
What are character motivations?
300
This type of non-fiction is written about another person's life story.
What is biography?
300
When a poet or writer uses words that represent sounds for effect, such as Boom! Crack! Splat!
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Be sure to include these powerful words at the beginning of your supporting details to "amp up" your writing!
What are transitional phrases?
400
This is important to start your introductory paragraph as it draws your reader into the world of your story.
What is a hook?
400
This is the central idea or life lessons the author wants you as the reader to ponder and think about after the reading is over. These are important because we can apply these life lessons to our own lives.
What is theme?
400
If you are unsure as to what a vocabulary word means in non-fiction, this to help you figure out a word's meaning.
What is the glossary?
400
When a writer gives an inanimate object human qualities.
ex: The earth yawned and stretched.
What is personification?
500
Strong introductions in essays must include these three "ingredients" to get your reader ready.
What is a hook, thesis statement, and preview of reasons (a.k.a. boxes)?
500
These are three effective ways to begin narrative writing (a.k.a. storytelling).
What is with dialogue, setting, or small actions? (or onomatopoeia)
500
When reading fiction, the reader should always pay attention to whose voice we are hearing. This can also be known as point of view.
What is perspective?
500
These help to organize non-fiction writing.
What are headings and subheadings?
500
A paragraph is to narrative as a ________ is to poetry.