Story Plot
What is the plot of a story?
What happens in a story
How can you tell the point-of-view in a story?
The pronouns being used
What does the term 'correspondence' refer to for this class?
Letter-writing
Why should an informational essay be mostly fact-based (objective information)?
The topic itself is fact-based.
Persuasive and argumentative essays include subjective information to make a point. Informational essays do not - they present objective information to describe a factual topic.
Define 'summary'
A shortened (condensed) version of the story, including all key and important parts
What is one important thing that must be introduced at the exposition of a story?
Many possible answers here.
Character, setting, and theme are all possible correct answers here.
Which point-of-view includes a narrator who is in the story?
Second
What is the first thing a formal correspondence starts with?
The address
Where does the thesis statement belong and what does the thesis statement tell the reader?
It belongs as the last sentence of the first paragraph and tells the reader the topic and all main points of the essay.
List the types of information which should always be included in a summary
Setting, character, basic plot
What is included in the climax of a story?
The most action-packed instance of a story
Which point-of-view has more than one category?
Third
Third person limited or third person omniscent
Define 'salutation' and tell me where it belongs.
The greeting belongs at the beginning of the letter.
Which point-of-view should an informational text be written from?
Third
What is the purpose of a subjective summary?
To include your ideas on a part of your summary
When does the falling action happen in a story?
After the climax and before the end
Which point-of-view uses the pronouns 'I' or 'me'?
First
What is one of the things you need to write about in your introduction?
Many possible correct answers here.
You need to tell the purpose of why you are writing.
Why is it important to include information from other sources as paraphrases or quotes in an informational essay?
Evidence to back up your point(s)
When is it appropriate to write a subjective summary?
What is the difference between 'resolution' and 'conclusion'?
A conclusion is an end, but a resolution is the solving of a problem
Which point-of-view includes a narrator who is outside the story?
Third person POV
What is the purpose of including jargon in a formal letter to an expert in a field?
To highlight what you already know (background knowledge) about the field.
What are the three informational essay organizational types?
1) Definition
2) Classification
3) Compare and contrast
Why do all summaries include objective information?
Summaries are factual