Vocabulary
What is rend?
The introduction paragraph tends to end with this statement.
What is a thesis?
This writing royalty's picture is right next to the TV in this classroom :)
Who is Stephen King?
It means "to read again," and you should do it if you don't know an answer in the reading comprehension section.
What is reread?
Two, four, six, this greek/latin root which means "eight"!
What is oct?
It means flexibility, nowadays more in the bodily sense.
These are the two ways to reference material in your essay. No matter which one you pick, you'd better cite the source.
What is quote or paraphrase?
Edgar Allan Poe wrote in this genre. No, he didn't wear chains and black makeup.
What is Gothic horror?
This is the main message of the story--no, it has no song to go along with it.
What is theme?
Do you love books? Then you are a biblio_____!
What is "phile?"
To copy someone. (Or to play a fun ROM from the Internet.)
What is emulate?
Have you just included some evidence? This type of sentence is often next.
What is commentary?
Spaceships, robots, and other sci-fi tropes are included in many of the works by this author.
Who is Ray Bradbury?
If the weird things in the story are explained by science, you are in this genre, not fantasy.
What is science fiction?
I am always at odds with my skin doctor, or this more official term.
What is a dermatologist?
This is the room in your house where you take off your shoes. In Michigan, we often call it a mudroom.
What is a vesibule?
Citing an article? You'd better include these two things.
What is the author's last name and page or paragraph number?
This Argentinian wrote "House Taken Over."
Who is Cortazar?
Are you reading an argument essay? It's going to have this paragraph, which is not really found in an informative essay.
What is counterclaim?
To be turned to stone!!!
What is petrified?
Looking for this word that means "to fall apart?" Well the solution is closer than you think.
What is dissolution?
What is a period?
Ernest Hemingway is credited with this possibly-sad six word short story.
What is "For sale, baby shoes, never worn."
"Oh, that's just our random everyday enchanted toaster!" is a sentence you might find in this genre of literature.
What is magical realism?
Hay's for horses, and so is this other h-word.
What is hipp?