Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
How to Surf
Visual Media
100
A type of biography that focuses on an incident or period in a person's life
What is memoir
100
Writing that explores real people's lives, places and events
What is nonfiction
100
Surfing was invented on the islands of _______________?
What is Hawaii and Tahiti
100
What type of visual media explains a process?
A. Time Line B. An Illustration C. A chart
200
A short nonfiction work that presents a single idea
What is an essay
200
A type of essay that aims to persuade the reader to accept a certain point of view
What is persuasive essay
200
Which title would be good for an expository essay?
A. Close Call on a Surf Board B. Memories of a Surfer Dude C. Five Steps to Becoming a Better Surfer
200
What type of visual media would be best to show percentages?
A.Map B. Time Line C. Pie Chart
300
The person or group of people intended to read what you write
What is audience
300
The story of a person's life told by that person
What is autobiography
300
According to the article, the surfer who gets the wave is the one who_______________?
What is stands up first.
300
If you need to know the steps of a process, what type of visual media would be the best to explain this?
A. A photograph B. A Time line C. A Diagram
400
The main idea that is supported in a work of nonfiction
What is thesis
400
The vantage point or perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
400
What is jargon?
What is technical terms about a specific topic.
400
Where do you go in a book to find a definition?
What is the glossary
500
The author's aim or goal
What is purpose
500
The emotional attitude of the author towards the subject
What is tone
500
Give one example of surfing jargon.
What is longboard, shortboard, "catching a wave",etc
500
Which text feature will help a reader who is looking for important words.
What is bold faced/italics/colored words
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