Basic Terms
Examples
Position Paper
MLA
Six Signposts
100

"She is cute as a button" is an example of...

Simile

100

"Boom! Wham! Pow!"

Onomatopoeia

100

The main argument of a piece of writing.

Thesis/Claim

100

Papers should be ___________ spaced

Double

100

"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda

Words of the Wiser

200

What is the feeling a reader gets from a text when reading called?

Mood

200
Love, Survival, Hate, Change, etc.

Theme

200

A point made by the opposing side of the argument.

Counterclaim

200
The top right of the page should have these
Author Last Name & Page number
200

A moment when the character (or reader) has an epiphany and realizes something quite important to the plot.

A-Ha Moment

300

Words that describes nouns are called...

Adjectives

300

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

Alliteration

300

The group of people that a piece of writing is intended for...

Audience

300

The work cited page should be an entirely __________ page at the end of the document

separate

300

"Henrietta thought back to her childhood and seemed to understand that her mother was trying to protect her - not hurt her - when they moved from the west coast to the north."

Memory Moment

400

What is imagery that has to do with touch, taste, smell, sight or sound? 

Sensory imagery

400

I ran, ran, ran all the way through town. 

Repetition

400

When disputing a counterclaim, you make a ________

Rebuttal

400

Where does a reader usually find the thesis/claim statement?

At the end of the introductory paragraph

400

"Do you have to be the best in order to see that you have left your friends behind?"

Tough Questions

500

Adverbs describe...

Adjectives, verbs, other adverbs

500

"It's strange. He is such a great driving instructor; I can't believe he ran into a stop sign and caused that four-car accident."

Irony

500

The genre of writing the position paper consisted of...

Argument

500

M.L.A. stands for this...

Modern Language Association

500

Rupert didn't say a word at dinner all evening, and the guests began to take notice; he usually was the life of the party.

Contrast and Contradictions

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