Grammar
Rhetorical Devices
Reading Techniques
Writing Techniques
100
This is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
100
This compares two unlike things using like, as, or than.
What is a simile?
100
Before reading EOC passages, you should always look at what first?
What are the questions?
100
When answering constructed responses on the EOC, you should write at least 5-6 sentences, including this many examples to prove your point.
What are 2-3 examples?
200
This is what shows action or state of being in a sentence.
What is a verb?
200
"The tree spoke to me and told me to dance with it."
What is personification?
200
This often tells the reader (you) the main idea of the story or passage.
What is the title?
200
When using coordinating conjunctions to connect sentences, you must use this punctuation mark before the conjunction.
What is a comma?
300
This is what shows location or position. *(Hint: All the things a squirrel can do with a tree.)
What is a preposition?
300
"She was a 'rock of strength' in my time of need."
What is a metaphor?
300
This is the practice of looking at the entire sentences to determine meaning of a word, considering clues in previous sentences as well.
What is defining vocabulary in context?
300
This is a type of irony when the reader (you) know what is going on, but the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
400
This modifies and describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
400
According to "Bob Marley," you should not "worry about a thing" because "every little thing is going to be alright!"
What is allusion?
400
This is the practice of writing out short sentences after reading each paragraph of a passage.
What is a summary statement?
400
This is the kind of irony that is spoken aloud and sarcastic.
What is verbal irony?
500
This modifies or describes a verb and often ends in "ly".
What is an adverb?
500
Using the 5 senses or words that give the reader a mental picture?
What is imagery?
500
This is the message or moral of a story.
What is theme?
500
This is the highest point of action in a story.
What is the climax?
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