Short Stories
Figurative Language
Reading Strategies
Advertisements
Paragraphs
100

The thing that happens in the story that "gets the ball rolling".

What is the initial / inciting incident?

100

Dylan shattered like a teacup.

What is a simile?

100
An example is, "when I read this part of the story, I could picture the sadness in Dylan's eyes".

What is visualizing?

100

The advertisement technique that uses facts and statistics.

What is logos?

100

The first sentence in your paragraph; states the topic of the paragraph, and arguments (in opinion paragraphs)

What is the topic sentence?

200
The point that the story is building to; the point of highest interest.

What is the climax?

200
Brendan is a vulture.

What is a metaphor?

200

An example is, "I think that Dylan will work for Glen, because Glen has offered so many times, and we know that supporting homeless youth is important to him because of his brother."

What is predicting?

200

The advertising technique often using celebrity or "expert" endorsements?

What is ethos?

200
The number of points that you should have in a strong paragraph.

What is 3?

300

The character who opposes the main character.

What is the antagonist?

300

The heat from the fire kicked out of the stove.

What is personification?

300

An example is, "I know what it feels like to miss your brothers, because my brother lives far away. This makes me more interested in Dylan because I can relate to him."

What is making a connection? (self to text, if we're being specific)

300

The advertising technique that uses the viewer's emotions.

What is pathos?

300

The final sentence in your paragraph; restates your points and your argument/opinion.

What is a concluding sentence?

400

The type of conflict that we see when someone is injured in a fire, or when someone is snowed into their house.

What is person vs. nature?

400

It was raining cats and dogs!

What is an idiom?

400
An example is, "is Dylan's father really in between jobs?"

What is questioning?

400
An advertisement saying, "4 out of 5 dentists recommend Colgate!" is using which of the three techniques?

Ethos (sorry - this one was difficult to format in a question....)

400

What you do when you include quotations from a story, statistics, etc. along with your points.

What is support your argument?

500

Time, place, and sensory details (like the fact that "it was hot").

What is setting?

500

It's minus 5 billion outside.

What is hyperbole?

500

An example is, "I know that Dan has found out who Dylan really is, because he tells the people at the shelter that he is Dylan's step-father."

What is making an inference / inferring?

500

An advertisement showing a neglected cat, with the statistic that "150 pets are brought to the Humane Society each month, and only 25% are adopted" is using which advertising technique?

Pathos AND logos

500

What you need to do before you hand in your paragraph to make sure you haven't made spelling and grammar mistakes, or forgotten something important.

Peer edit and/or proofread it.

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