Essay Writing
Characterization
Vocabulary
Plot
Academic Vocabulary
100
These are the three sections of a standard essay.
What are introduction, body, and conclusion?
100
This is a quality in a person that cannot be seen.
What is a character trait?
100
When attached to the START of a word, it changes the meaning.
What is a prefix?
100
This is the most exciting part of the plot.
What is the climax?
100
Themes that repeat in literature, or come up again and again.
What is recurring?
200
These are two elements that are unique to a persuasive essay.
What are counter argument/rebuttal, and call to action?
200
This is the person telling the story.
Who is the narrator?
200
When a reader doesn't know the meaning of a word, he/she uses these as hints.
What are context clues?
200
A minor storyline within the main plot.
What is a subplot?
200
When you examine a poem or story very carefully.
What is to analyze?
300
This is the first sentence in a body paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
300
The pressures or forces that push or pull people.
What is motivation?
300
un, im, dis, con, and non.
What are prefixes that mean "not"?
300
A hint or clue at what is to come in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
300
To give your own thoughts and ideas about a story.
What is to clarify?
400
Facts, examples, anecdotes, statistics, and expert opinions are examples of this.
What is evidence?
400
The two different types of characterization.
What is direct and indirect characterization?
400
When attached to the END of a word, it changes the meaning.
What is a suffix?
400
Looks, actions, words, thoughts, and what others say or think are examples of this.
What is indirect characterization?
400
To make something clear or understandable.
What is to clarify?
500
"Students should walk to school because it would provide exercise, save money, and help the environment," is an example of this.
What is a thesis statement?
500
An educated guess based on evidence.
What is an inference?
500
When attached to any word, the suffix "ist" means this.
What is "person who"?
500
These are the three elements to the introduction of a story.
What are characters, setting, and basic situation?
500
To point out events that advance the plot of a story.
What is to identify?
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