Unit 1
Vocab skill word: Denotation definition
What is the dictionary definition of a word
Hew definition
What is to cut or chop with a sharp instrument
Arduous definition
What is extremely difficult to achieve
Proboscis definition
What is the long, thin nose of an animal, or tubular mouth of an insect
Encroach definition
What is to move into or advance toward gradually and stealthily
Three important narrative elements
What is plot, framing, and characterization
What are some common character archetypes?
What are the hero, the valiant knight, and the temptress
What is the attitudes, values, or opinions that influence the representation of a topic
Explicit meaning explanation
What is something directly stated
Characterization explanation
What is the way the author conveys the specific details to reveal a character’s personality
Vocab Skill (instead of writing skill): A base or root word
What is a word parts with no affixes attached
Definition of mind-mapping
What is a visual representation of your ideas and the connections between them
Sensory language explanation
What is details that incorporate all five senses bring writing to life and draw readers fully into the experience
Diction/word choice explanation
What is the author's use of certain words to explain the tone
One way to create an introduction
What is using a hook to gain attention
How can pacing be developed?
What is detailed description, dialogue, scene vs. summary, sentence/paragraph length, sentence/paragraph structure, and sentence/paragraph transitions
Give an example of a simile
What is the man is as busy as a bee
Meaning of a text that is ambiguous
What is the text has uncertain and no clear meanings
List 3 types of reviews
What is sarcasm, irony, and perspective reviews
List the principles of visual art
What are emphasis, proportion, contrast, space, pattern, and movement
Vocab Skill (instead of writing skill): How do you decide word function?
What is asking is it expressing an action? or is it explaining where, how, when, or in what manner an action happens?
List 2 common narrative techniques
What is dialogue and description
List 2 revision strategies
What are peer review and self-critique
Figurative language does what
What is clarifies one item in terms of another on a non-literal level?
List the types of textual evidence
What are summarizing, paraphrasing, and using a direct quote