You can use details, action, and dialogue to "___________" in your writing
What is "SHOW, DON'T TELL"
100
___________________________ tends to be lifelong and filled with facts and dates whereas memoir tends to be more focused on emotion and a narrow portion of one's life.
What is a AUTOBIOGRAPHY
100
Edgar Allan Poe creates a dark and sinister _____________ in his writing
What is MOOD?
100
Fletcher recalling his past when his little brother would give him treasures from the woods
What is a FLASHBACK?
200
This technique is used when the writer expresses what he/she is thinking with vivid description
What is WRITING SMALL
200
Character, setting, and _____________ are the three main ingredients of strong memoir writing
What is PLOT
200
The term that relates to this plot point...
The candy he was choking on turned out to be a Lifesaver!
What is IRONY
200
First person, 2nd person, 3rd person omniscient, etc.
What is POINT OF VIEW
200
Henry Lawrence wrote a(n) ____________________ of Lincoln that covered his entire life.
What is BIOGRAPHY?
300
When a writer uses words to create pictures in the reader's mind
What is IMAGERY
300
Tone has to do with the emotion of the writer, while ________ has to do with the feeling the reader gets
What is MOOD
300
Repeated consonant sounds (we used this term for our name game names)
What is ALLITERATION
300
An author's attitude, personality, and/or character as revealed in his/her writing
What is VOICE?
300
"If you don't close your mouth," Mr. Waverly told Tommy, "a fly will land in there." is an example of...
What is DIALOGUE?
400
A writer uses these to explain what he/she smells, tastes, feels, sees, and hears
What are SENSORY DETAILS
400
The _________ of the story is the author's message that the reader learns
What is THEME
400
The author's full name who wrote "How to Write Your Life Story"
Who is RALPH FLETCHER?
400
One from "The Great Mouse Plot" is...
One coming up with a great idea that inspires admiration in one's friends is a great feeling!
What is THEME?
400
Writing that reveals the fears, hopes, flaws, and personality of a character is called...
What are TELLING DETAILS?
*Will also accept CHARACTERIZATION
500
The author's attitude or emotion that comes through in the writing
What is TONE
500
In memoir, a writer should ____________________ her verbs to strengthen her writing
What is INVIGORATE
500
The title of Ralph Fletcher's memoir...
What is MARSHFIELD DREAMS
500
Walter Dean Myers' struggles with Mrs. Conway and his classmates could be called...
(Include type as well)
What is EXTERNAL CONFLICT?
TYPE = PERSON vs. PERSON
500
"When Ruth Jones' alarm clock woke her at seven o'clock that morning, she had no idea that today would be the longest day of her life."