Stories
The events that lead to the main conflict
Rising Acton
Revise the sentence using active voice:
Many other horrors are faced by Jurgis.
Jurgis faced many horrors.
Make the following sentence parallel:
Schools should implement an honor code because it allows peers to control cheating, students are more prepared for the real world, and more comfortability in the classroom.
Schools should implement an honor code because it allows peers to control cheating, prepares students for the real world, and makes the classroom more comfortable.
What contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought?
a dependent clause
What is the definition of personification?
giving human attributes to non human things
This part of the story reveals characters and setting
Revise the following sentence using passive voice:
The fire killed one of the workers.
Unfortunately, one worker died in the fire.
Make the following sentence parallel:
All of my son’s teachers were competent, hard-working, and seemed to care deeply.
All of my son’s teachers were competent, hard-working, and caring.
What is a group of words that DOES NOT contain its own subject and/or verb? It is only part of a sentence.
phrase
What is the definition of metaphor?
comparing two things without using like or as
What are three narrative techniques that you should use to develop characters, events, and setting?
Pacing, dialogue, and description
Revise the following using active voice:
Along with providing modern examples, rhetorical questions are asked by Jones to criticize mankind’s disconnection with nature.
Along with providing modern examples, Jones asked rhetorical questions to criticize mankind’s disconnection with nature.
Make the following sentence parallel:
My cousin Clarisse will either attend Michigan State, or she wants to go to Grand Valley State.
My cousin Clarisse will either attend Michigan State, or go to Grand Valley State.
An incomplete sentence is called a sentence ______________________.
Fragment
What is the definition of allusion?
a reference to another work of art
What is a third person narrator who knows the thoughts of all characters in the story?
Omniscient narrator
Revise the following using passive voice:
A judge married Joan and Luigi.
Joan and Luigi were married by a judge.
Make the following sentence parallel:
Leona requested financial aid and to help her find a mentor.
Leona requested financial aid and help finding a mentor.
A _______________________ occurs when two or more sentences are incorrectly joined together as one.
run on sentence
What is the definition of hyperbole?
an extreme exaggeration
The moment of highest emotional intensity
Climax
Revise the following using Active Voice:
Juxtaposition is used by Simpson to emphasize the gulf between the lives of the poor and the rich.
Simpson used juxtaposition to emphasize the gulf between the lives of the poor and the rich.
Make the following sentence parallel:
The manager noticed Jane’s strong work ethic and how she was able to be kind and helpful to customers.
The manager noticed Jane’s strong work ethic and kindness.
What contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought? It can stand alone as a sentence.
What is the definition of figurative language?
words or phrases not to be taken literally