Elements of Fiction
What is the main action of a story? Often happens towards the middle.
Climax
Sally sold seashells by the seashore
Alliteration
The main claim or argument of your essay is called what?
Thesis statement
Using logos in your argument, means what?
Logic
Who is Poseidon's son?
Cyclops
When the main conflict builds - often at the beginning.
Rising action
Boom! Bang! Pow!
Onomatopoeia
What goes in a body paragraph?
Textual evidence & explanation
Using someone's authority, credibility, etc. to support your argument is what?
Ethos
The goddess that often helps Odysseus?
Athena
When the story comes to the end, and wraps up the conflict.
Resolution
The sun smiled on the world that day.
Personification
Fix this sentence on the board:
we went camping in the woods. and saw lots of snakes. It didnt rain while we were their?
(5 corrections)
We went camping in the woods, and saw lots of snakes. It didn't rain while we were there.
Using emotion in your argument is called what?
Pathos
Odysseus and his men leave an island because of an all-intoxicating plant. What is the plant?
Lotus flower
The main idea or purpose of a story
Theme
Ms. Luis is the worst teacher that has ever lived.
Hyperbole
Fix this sentence on the board:
Cookies are better then Cake because Ms. Luis says so. she is always write.
(5 corrections)
Cookies are better than cake, because Ms. Luis says so. She is always right.
A commercial that wants you to adopt dogs would be best support by which rhetorical device? Ethos, pathos, or logos?
Pathos - emotion
Who is the author of the original text, The Odyssey?
Homer
When something is hinted at early on, and happens later.
Foreshadowing
You are a summer's day
metaphor
Write a thesis statement on one of the following topics:
video games, social media, dress code, or The Odyssey.
Why is it important to consider your audience when forming an argument?
Answers vary
What are the 3 parts of a hero's journey?
1.) Call to action/departure
2.) Adventure (usually successful in some kind of battle)
3.) Come back home changed in some way