Main Idea
Mood/Tone
Conflict
Arg./Persuasion
Literary Devices
100
What is given to indicate a main idea in an outline?
Roman numeral (I)
100
What is mood?
how the reader feels
100
What is conflict?
the problem between the main character and the antagonist
100
What type of text is from a newspaper, is an opinion piece, and is heavily biased?
editorial
100
What does "HI MOPSA" stand for?
hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, alliteration
200
What are two other terms that are similar to "main idea?"
thesis, claim, topic sentence
200
What is tone?
how the author sounds
200
What part of plot introduces the conflict?
exposition
200
What is a critique?
suggestions, dislikes/likes of a literary work
200
What is theme, and where will you most likely find it in a passage?
a lesson that the main character learns; the end
300
What three text features hint at the main idea?
title, subheading, pictures
300
What kind of words are mood/tone words?
feeling words or emotions
300
What are 4 different types of conflict?
p vs. p p vs. s p vs. nature p vs. technology
300
What is bias?
one-sided opinion
300
What is "foreshadowing?" What words are clue words that you are reading a foreshadowing statement?
hints are given that something will happen later in the text; "yet," "will come"
400
What do you do after you think "topic?"
Stretch it into a sentence saying what the author is saying about that topic.
400
What are two 7th grade words for "sad?"
melancholy, solemn, mournful
400
What "is" climax? (2 different characteristics)
most exciting, hightened action words, towards the end, the conflict is resolved afterwards, happens between protagonist and antagonist
400
What does an argument have that persuasion doesn't?
a claim, evidence
400
In poetry, poets sometimes repeat a word or phrase. What is the purpose of this repetition?
to emphasize or make important
500
Where is main idea usually found?
in the first or last sentence of a paragraph or first or last sentence in the first paragraph
500
What are two 7th grade mood/tone words for "happy?"
joyful, ecstatic, etc.
500
What was the climax of "The Last Dog?"
when Brock and Brog escape outside
500
What is a stereotype, and what word/words are a clue that you are reading one?
a generalization; "all," "every"
500
What are the 3 different types of irony? Give examples for each.
dramatic, situational, verbal; examples will vary
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