Essay Writing
This is how many paragraphs a typical essay has.
5
Giving clear and vividly explicit details
graphic
Arranged in order according to time.
Chronological
What is opposite of 'singular'?
This is the name of the main (male) character in the movie
Inman
What key statement goes in your introduction?
Thesis
Doing something without meaning to or by accident:
Unwittingly
A quick look back into something from a character's past.
flashback
What are the three simple tenses in English?
Past
Present
Future
What is the name of the war going on during the movie?
Each body paragraph should start with one of these types of sentences.
Topic sentence
A clue about something that will happen later on in a story.
Foreshadowing
The type of story structure when two character's stories are being told at the same time.
Parallel plots
what term do we give to Verbs that DO NOT end in ED in past tense?
Irregular
What is the name of the group that Captain Teague commands?
The Home Guard
What is the term given for attracting your audiences attention in the first paragraph?
Hook
To think about or plan an action ahead of time:
pre-meditated
This is when the weather reflects the characters emotions or feelings.
Pathetic Fallacy
What auxiliary (helping) verb do we use to help make the future tense?
Will
Shall
Going to
When Ada sees Inman returning to her in the mirror, this is an example of what storytelling technique?
Foreshadowing
What is the 'engine' that drives your entire essay?
The thesis statement
A person or thing that causes a major event to occur.
Catalyst
An unpleasant feeling that something bad is likely to happen in that moment.
What do we add to words ending in CH to make them plural?
ES
What was the name of the widow whose baby is put outside by the Union soldiers?
Sara