Nonfiction & Research
This type of writing is based on first-hand experiences from a true story (Hint: Night).
Answer: What is a memoir?
This is the main argument or claim of an essay.
Answer: What is a thesis statement?
This literary term means the central message or lesson of a work.
Answer: What is theme?
This is the introduction of setting and characters.
Answer: What is exposition?
This writing requirement uses 12-point font, double spacing, etc.
Answer: What is MLA formatting & style?
A source that is trustworthy and reliable is called this.
Answer: What is a credible source?
This type of writing explains or informs readers about a topic.
Answer: What is expository writing?
An object, person, or event representing a deeper meaning is called this.
Answer: What is a symbol?
This part of the plot contains events leading up to the climax.
Answer: What is rising action?
Every MLA Works Cited entry should be organized in order this way.
Answer: What is alphabetical order?
A biography of a famous leader would belong to this genre of text.
Answer: What is nonfiction?
Details or quotes used to support an argument are called this.
Answer: What is textual evidence?
This type of irony happens when the audience knows something the characters do not.
Answer: What is dramatic irony?
This is the turning point or moment of greatest tension in a story.
Answer: What is the climax?
MLA Works Cited entries use this formatting style where the first line starts farther left than the rest.
Answer: What are hanging indents?
You are reading an article with spelling errors, no references, and no listed sources. This quality should make you question it.
Answer: What is credibility (or lack of credibility)?
This type of writing attempts to convince readers of a point of view.
Answer: What is persuasive writing?
A story ends with the exact opposite outcome readers expected. Name the literary device.
Answer: What is situational irony?
When a writer gives hints or clues about future events, this literary device is being used.
Answer: What is foreshadowing?
Name at least 3 narrative hook strategies that you learned this year.
Answer: Start with a critical moment, setting the scene, introduce a character, start with the unexpected, or make a connection.
A student chooses a well-known news organization over an unknown website with no author listed. The student chooses the first source for this reason.
What is because the first source is more likely to be corroborated by other sources?
Name the three parts needed in a strong persuasive essay from this review: a main claim, supporting arguments, and this.
Answer: What is textual evidence?
A story with both literal and symbolic meanings that often teaches a lesson is called this.
Answer: What is an allegory?
Name the five traditional plot sequences in correct order (first to last).
Answer: What is Exposition → Rising Action → Climax → Falling Action → Resolution?
Name all 4 MLA formatting & style requirements.
Answer: What are 12-point font, Times New Roman, double spacing, and 1-inch margins?