Transitions
What is the purpose for using transitions in your writing?
To connect your ideas together and create a smooth flow throughout your writing.
Which point of view would work best if a writer is introducing mysterious characters who may play positive or negative roles in the story?
Third-person omniscient
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Is this example punctuated properly?
"This won't do at all!" said Thorin. "If we don't get blown off or drowned, or struck by lightning, we shall be picked up by some giant and kicked sky-high for a football."
Yes, it's a direct quote from "The Hobbit."
Something within the writing that helps the reader determine the meaning of a word they may be unfamiliar with.
What is a temporal transition?
A type of transition showing events' relationship to each other in time.
Which point of view would work best when the writer wants readers to identify strongly with one character?
First-person
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.com means it's commercial and attempting to make money somehow.
.net is common for blogs and opinionated spaces that may contain bias
Is the following example punctuated correctly?
With one sweep of my arm, I push her behind me "I volunteer" I gasp "I volunteer as tribute"
No, it's missing the period in the first sentence, a comma after "volunteer," and a period after tribute.
The example is an improperly copied quote from "The Hunger Games."
What is a synonym?
A word that shares a similar meaning with another word.
Which transition lets the reader know the author is about to explain a contrasting idea?
However...
On the other hand...
etc
Which point of view would work best when the writer is introducing several characters objectively?
Third-person omniscient
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What is wrong with the punctuation in this example?
"And what have you got?," Myra's father asked Elya.
"A heart full of love," said Elya.
"I'd rather have a fat pig," said Myra's father.
There's an extra comma in the first line of dialogue, after the question mark.
The quote is from "Holes."
What is an antonym?
A word that means the opposite of another word.
Which transition word lets the reader know the author is about to explain an outcome or result?
Therefore
What purpose does a flashback serve?
To introduce previous events quickly for context.
Using someone else's words or ideas without giving them credit.
What's wrong with the punctuation in this example?
"We have to go, Fitz said," bursting through the doors of Everglen's upstairs guest room.
The second quotation mark is in the wrong place, making it look like the tagline is part of what is being spoken.
The quote is from Book Four of "The Keeper of the Lost Cities."
What is a metaphor?
Figurative language directly comparing something to something else.
Which transition word lets the reader know the author is about to provide additional evidence for an earlier point?
Furthermore
What should a good hook do for the reader?
Engage the reader and provide some context for what you will be writing about.
What is paraphrasing?
Using information you found elsewhere, but putting it in your own words while still saying where you found the initial information.
What's wrong with the punctuation in this example?
(Speaking to Grover) "You haven't failed Grover," Mr. Brunner said kindly. "I should have seen her for what she was. Now let's just worry about keeping Percy alive until next fall--"
The example is missing the comma between failed and Grover. This makes it seem that the the person Mr. Brunner is speaking with hasn't failed Grover rather than showing that the person Mr. Brunner is speaking with is Grover, who hasn't failed.
This quote is from "The Lightning Thief."
What is figurative language?
When an author uses language that is not literal, but helps the reader to better understand the point they are trying to convey.