Who am I?
Part of Speech
The Write Stuff
Figuratively Speaking
Every Author Has A Purpose
100
Brave and clever, sacrifices self to save others, storyteller
Who is Scheherazade from "A Thousand and One Nights"?
100
boy, girl, apple, tree, bicycle, elephant, San Francisco, balloon, England
What is a noun?
100
sentence that tells the reader what the essay will be about; show's author's opinion on what they will write about
What is a thesis statement/topic sentence?
100
Reoccurring object or symbol throughout a piece of literature, used to convey theme
What is a motif?
100
inform, entertain, persuade
What is author's purpose?
200
Love-sick, jealous of best friend, will do anything for attention from "lover"
Who is Helena from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
200
run, jump, bike, fly, punch, bend
What is a verb?
200
sentences used to explain how evidence supports thesis
What is commentary?
200
Giving human traits to non-human objects; The rain drops danced on my window sill.
What is personification?
200
three pillars of rhetoric
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
300
Resilient despite hardships, a fighter, spiritual journey through to understand faith
Who is Elie Wiesel from "Night"?
300
and, but, or, yet
What is a conjunction?
300
first-hand account of an event from someone who was there via interview, quotes, personal photos, personal journals
What is primary source?
300
Repetition of vowel sounds in words cake, date, make, ate, fake, same, game, made
What is assonance?
300
The American Red Cross estimates that Hurricane Katrina relief efforts will exceed $2 billion, meeting the urgent needs of Hurricane Katrina and Rita survivors in a number of areas including food and shelter, emergency financial assistance and physical and mental health services. The author wrote this to:
What is to inform?
400
Hard-headed, Cannot accept consequences of actions, journey to find purpose and meaning of life
What is Gilgamesh from "The Epic of Gilgamesh"?
400
quickly, easily, slowly, suddenly, rarely
What is an adverb?
400
Organizational tool used to order information within paragraphs before writing
What is an outline?
400
Phrases that combine opposite ideas; jumbo shrimp, dry ice, Icy Hot, baby grand
What is an oxymoron?
400
The young golfer could not believe what had just happened. Her swing felt strong, and her eyes followed the ball over the water and onto the green for a hole in one! She jumped for joy and let out a loud shriek that could be heard across the course. The author wrote this to:
What is to entertain?
500
Struggles with self-worth, on a search for true identity
Who is Esperanza from "The House on Mango Street"?
500
I, he, she, it, you, we, they, us, them, his, her
What is a pronoun?
500
Correct the errors by rewriting the sentence: "The following 5 high school teams each consisting of five members, were represented Lake Ridge, Freedom Broad Run, patriot and Forest park."
What is "The following five high school teams, each consisting of five members, were represented: Lake Ridge, Freedom, Broad Run, Patriot, and Forest Park."
500
Using less offensive word choice; My grandmother passed away VS. My grandmother is dead.
What is euphemism?
500
appealing to audiences' emotions to persuade
What are pathos?
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