Commas
Semicolons
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Figurative Language
&
Sensory Details
100

Revise/Edit

OR 

Correct as is?

Netflix has grown tremendously in the last decade, it's no wonder they're cracking down on accounts and logins.

Revise/Edit

Netflix has grown tremendously in the last decade, so/and it's no wonder they're cracking down on accounts and logins.

ALSO CORRECT: Netflix has grown tremendously in the last decade; it's no wonder they're cracking down on accounts and logins.

100

ADD A SEMICOLON

 OR 

Correct as is?

Her brown eyes sang the tune of happiness her curly hair jostled in the sandy wind.

ADD A SEMICOLON

Her brown eyes sang the tune of happiness; her curly hair jostled in the sandy wind.

100

A synonym for "story".

NARRATIVE

100

The term for the line and/or description beneath a photograph and/or graphic in a non-fiction text.

Caption

100

What type of figurative language is used in the line below?

In Shakespeare's famous words, "All the world's a stage."

Metaphor

200

ADD A COMMA 

OR 

Correct as is?

No it's not Tuesday today.

ADD A COMMA 

No, it's not Tuesday today.

200

ADD/REMOVE A SEMICOLON

 OR 

Correct as is?

As the fluffy puppy licked Jonas' face, he couldn't help but laugh; he adored his new best friend.

Correct as is

As the fluffy puppy licked Jonas' face, he couldn't help but laugh; he adored his new best friend.

200

Triggers the plot of a story, which leads to rising events.

Inciting Incident

200
At least 3 (of 5) types of author's purpose.

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Explain

Describe

200

Sensory details are/include...

the five senses. Sensory details trigger a reader's sight, sound, taste, touch, and/or smell.

300

ADD A COMMA 

OR 

Correct as is?

The icy roads in Alaska, which require extensive salting year-round are some of the most dangerous in the country.

ADD A COMMA 

The icy roads in Alaska, which require extensive salting year-round, are some of the most dangerous in the country.

300

ADD/REMOVE A SEMICOLON

 OR 

Correct as is?

Bobby makes the best homemade meals; Sasha says she's ready for the beach.

ADD/REMOVE A SEMICOLON

Bobby makes the best homemade meals. Sasha says she's ready for the beach.

300

Conflicts that are considered internal, moral dilemmas, as well as physical confrontations.

Internal & External Conflict

300

In an informational, argumentative/persuasive, and/or literary analysis essay (or non-fiction text), this line is also known as the "road map" for your paper; it details two key reasons.

Thesis Statement

300

(1) What type of figurative language is used in the line below? AND (2) Complete it, appropriately.

Glowstick : Halloween :: ___ : ___

Analogy

400

Revise/Edit

OR 

Correct as is?

When you go to Target, please buy me some cute flip-flops, Auntie!

Correct as is

When you go to Target, please buy me some cute flip-flops, Auntie!

400

ADD A SEMICOLON

 OR 

Correct as is?

This Summer, I'll be vacationing to Orlando, FL, New York City, NY, and Bloomington, IN.

ADD A SEMICOLON

This Summer, I'll be vacationing to Orlando, FL; New York City, NY; and Bloomington, IN.

400
By the resolution, the author's intent is for the reader/audience to have learned something of significance.

Theme

400

In the closing of a non-fiction article or when writing an essay, this line ends the text. It is, essentially, a "Drop The Mic" moment!

SO WHAT?! Statement

400

(1) What type(s) of figurative language AND (2) sensory details are used in the line below?

I could taste my desire for vengeance as my blood boiled, my jaw hurting from clenching so tight.

I could taste my desire for vengeance as my blood boiled, my jaw hurting from clenching so tight.

"taste my desire for vengeance" - Personification

"my blood boiled" - Idiom/Touch

"jaw hurting from clenching so tight" - Touch/Taste

500

ADD A COMMA 

OR 

Correct as is?

The moon shone bright in the Halloween sky the breezy trees whispering and coyotes howling.

ADD A COMMA

The moon shone bright in the Halloween sky, the breezy trees whispering and coyotes howling.

500

ADD/REMOVE A SEMICOLON

 OR 

Correct as is?

Josh appreciates Science labs; Mark loves track and field; and Mayberry is fulfilled by theatre.

Correct as is

Josh appreciates Science labs; Mark loves track and field; and Mayberry is fulfilled by theatre.

500
Both when reading a work of fiction and writing, this captures the readers' attention.

Hook

500

The difference between chronological and sequential ordering.

Chronological order is time, such as in 24 hours, date, years, etcetera...

Sequential order includes order (from first to last) of a process and/or instructions, such as with a "how-to".

500
Symbolism/Metaphor: APE is an acronym for...

Answer / Prove / Explain

*Each letter symbolizes an important part of the short-answer response system that we've worked on all year.

*You're also technically saying "A" IS... "P" IS... and "E" IS... comparing it to other words. 

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