Person who writes the play
who is the playwright
Intended to explain
what is expository
someone's perspective
POV or Bias
literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
What is fiction
what is our school's mascot?
What is the bulldog
literary device - comparing two things using like or as
What is a simile
the locating information about a source (i.e., book, journal, periodical, or Web site)-For example, a book’s bibliographic information consists of author, title, place of publication, publisher, and date of publication
what is bibliographic information
a statement or premise supported by arguments; the subject or theme of a speech or composition
What is a thesis
based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
What is nonfiction
What is emerald green
the process of selecting, designing, adapting to, or modifying the performance space for a play or film.
What is staging
to restate the meaning of something in different words; paraphrasing alters the exact wording of the source and transmits its ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.
what is paraphrasing
the main point or underlying direction of a piece of writing. A controlling idea makes the reader ask a question that will be answered by reading more or helps the reader understand the author’s purpose for writing the paragraph or essay.
what is the controlling idea
iterary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.
What is historical fiction
What can you catch, but cannot throw
not plainly expressed. Not direct or clear
what is implicit
an opinion or declaration stated with conviction
What is an assertion
the pattern an author constructs as he organizes his or her ideas and provides supporting details
Organizational pattern
form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of dialogue or singing between characters, intended for theatrical performance
what is a play
This grade level is the loudest (Mrs. G's opinion)
Who is the 8th grade
All dolphins are mammals, all mammals have kidneys; therefore all dolphins have kidneys. This is an example of what form of reasoning?
What is deductive reasoning
a term or phrase that has strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning (e.g., tax relief instead of tax cut, or death tax instead of estate tax)
What is loaded language
the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium
form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language
What is poetry
What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
What is a palm