Texts
Literary Vocabulary
Literary Vocabulary II
Big Ideas
Writing Skills
100

Text about a nursemaid robot.

What is "Robbie"?

100

A hint in the text about what might happen later.

What is foreshadowing?

100

The pen danced across the page. 

What is personification?

100

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge. 

What is intelligence?

100

This must always be capitalized.

What are proper nouns/names, the word "I," and the first word in a sentence. 
200

Text that references IQ and Rorschach Testing?

What is "Flowers for Algernon"?

200

Detailed descriptive language appealing to any of the five senses.

What is imagery?

200

The building is so big, we are like ants exploring it. 

What is a simile?

200

Something or someone that is foreign. 

What is an alien?

200

What a quote should always be introduced with. 

What is context?

300

Text focused on what can by synthesized and what is real.

What is "Super-toys Last All Summer Long"?
300

The part of the story structure where you get background info like setting and meeting the characters.

What is Exposition?

300

Person vs self is THIS kind of conflict. 

What is internal conflict?

300

A universal idea communicated through a piece of literature or art.

What is theme?

300

How the title of a short story should be written.

What is in quotation marks?

400

Text set in the HappyLifeHome.

What is "The Veldt"?

400

This story element drives the rising action. 

What is conflict?

400

This literary element is how an author reveals what kind of person a character is. 

What is characterization?

400
A type of speculative fiction that is set in the future and includes advanced technology in the setting, the conflict, or both. 

What is science fiction?

400

What three things belong in the introduction paragraph of an essay?

Hook, background information, and thesis. 

500

The enemy's gate is down.

What is Ender's Game?

500

"Flowers for Algernon" is written with this unique form of narration. 

What is 1st person Point of View (POV)?

500

When an object represents a bigger idea, feeling, or concept. 

What is symbolism?

500

To have the ability to feel and think; to have self awareness. 

What is sentience?

500

Body paragraphs should follow this format.

What is TE/EA structure?

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