Story Elements (Narration, Plot, Characters, etc.)
Literary Devices
Citations
Paragraphing
Presenting/Researching Skills
100

A group of images that explains where and when a story takes place. It also helps set the tone for a story.

A setting.

100

"say," "betrays"

"down," "brown"

A rhyme

100

Why do we cite information?

We must give credit to where we get words, ideas, and information. If we don't, we are plagiarizing, or stealing other people's work, and not being honest. 

100

A paragraph with a summary of the essay, an explanation of why it matters, and a call to action.

A conclusion.

100
What kind of body language should you have while presenting?

Confident, open, stand up straight, not too much movement but not stiff, eye contact, etc.

200

A character who is complex, unpredictable, changes throughout the story, and learns something by the end.

A round character.

200

"He has a heart of gold."

A metaphor

200

A normal, in-text citation for an article with an author and page numbers.

(Author last name page number)

(Gilman 586)

200

The two main parts of an introduction paragraph.

A hook and a thesis.

200

The quality of being trusted or believed in.

Credibility!

300

A central, unifying idea, lesson, or message in a piece of literature or presentation.

A theme?

300

"You don't have to be Einstein to understand literature."

An allusion.
300

The in-text citation for when a source has an author but no page numbers.

(Author last name np)

(Gilman np)

300

A one to two sentence statement with a claim and multiple subclaims.

A thesis.

300

List at least three things that make an author credible.

Education

Previous jobs

Respected publications

Awards

Interests in specific, relevant topics

400

A narrator who observes the story and uses pronouns like "he," "she," and "it."

A third-person narrator.

400

“help,” “hear,” “horsedrawn,” “hill,” “hearses”

Alliteration

400

The in-text citation for when a source doesn't have an author but it does have page numbers.

("Article title" page number)

("Craig Santos Perez" np)

400

A sentence that presents an argument that connects to a subclaim at the beginning of a paragraph.

A topic sentence.

400

What are two ways you can emphasize important ideas in a presentation?

With size and color!

500

The seven parts of a plot in order.

Exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and conclusion.

500

"At last"

"Little bits"

Assonance

500

What are the three elements of a good paraphrase?

Use your own words.

Be faithful to the original source.

Include an in-text citation.

500

The three elements of the sandwich method.

Introducing your quote/paraphrase, presenting your quote/paraphrase, and providing an explanation of how the quote/paraphrase connects to the topic sentence.

500

List three of the main databases you can turn to for credible sources on the Joseph F. Smith Library website.

JSTOR

Gale Biography

Literature Resource Center

I'm sure there's lots of other ones, but these are the three we talked about!

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