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What's Up Essay!
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What the Text
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100

"Your armpit smell like the rotting corpse of a fish"- is an example of what type of figurative language?

Simile 
100

You should always _____ ideas for you essay topic before your complete your introduction. 

brainstorm. 

100

This strategy is used to help engage the text more concisely by making specific markings, comments, and notations to clarify your understanding of the text.

Annotation.

100

_____ is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. 

fiction

100

Whenever you are including indirect quotes, you should ____ what was stated in the text. 

paraphrase

200

"I don't know what dad is cooking, but whatever it is, the aroma is calling me for dinner."- an example of what type of figurative language?

Personification.

200
A method of organizing your writing using brief descriptions of what will be included, is known as an ______. 

outline

200

Categorizing types of written work based on their similarities, such as fantasy, sci-fi, fiction, etc. 

Genre

200

Storie such as Echo and Narcisus are narratives from a specific region or culture meant to teach a lesson. 

mythology

200

A ____ is a brief statement that briefly describes aspects of a piece of writing focusing on the main idea, and significant details. 

summary

300

"To my dog, our neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden." - is type of figurative language?

Allusion

300
This type of essay requires you to try and convince your reader to understand your perspective using substantiated opinions. 

Argumentative/ persuasive essay.

300

When reading, you should use ___ ___ to make logical inferences relating to the connotative meanings of unfamiliar words.

context clues
300

___ ___ is used in many types of writing to make an indirect comparison between two or more unlike things. 

Figurative Language.
300

Whenever you a short answer response, you should use the _____ _____ so that you accurately and appropriately answer the question.

R.A.C.E strategy

400

"The stars sparkle in your eyes so brightly; I'm blinded by your gaze"- is an example of what type of figurative language?

Metaphor

400

This type of essay explains how something is done, how it is made, or give details about a concept or idea. 

Expository essay

400

It is important to understand the ____ of certain reading so you can better understand and evaluate the text for a deeper meaning.

context

400

This genre of writing uses factual information based on the life of someone else who has lived or is still living.

biography

400

You should void using ___ ___ when writing because the words are too vague and does not reflect the necessary details for grade-level writing.

dead vocabulary

500
"I cannot be friends with someone who has betrayed me in such a way; that was the straw that broke the camel's back"- is an example of what type of figurative language?

Idiom/ Colloquialism

500

When completing research online for your essay you can only use ____ ____ from websites ending in .edu, .gov, or .org. 

academic resources.

500

Although there are many who do note struggle to read varied vocabulary, they still struggle with ___ ___ because they do not understand what they are reading.

reading comprehension.

500

The ___ ___ starts in an ordinary world, and call to adventure, crossing the threshold, test, allies, enemies and etc. 

hero's journey

500

You should always attempt to use grade-level ____ to express your ideas with concise vocabulary.

diction

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