Grammar
What word/point of view should be avoided in academic writing?
You/second person POV
What is the main character of a story called?
protagonist
storytelling mode that shows us what a character is thinking
interior monologue
From what point of view is a personal narrative written?
First person
How is Atticus different from other fathers?
He is old
The following sentence is an example of which sentence error? Soccer, the number one sport in the world.
Fragment/incomplete sentence
The moment of highest drama and tension in a narrative, in which the main conflict is confronted fully
climax
The mode where the author tells you something is happening- the "live action" parts of the story
narration
What is the difference between a scene and a summary?
A scene has dialogue and more specific actions—it’s like actors have actually come on stage and are acting this part out.
The literary device describing the furnace in A Wrinkle in Time
simile
What part of speech is used to join words or groups of words?
Conjunction
The central struggle or tension within a narrative that shapes the plot and drives the action forward
conflict
Distracting mistake involving speaker tags in dialogue
avoiding the use of "said" and constantly switching up verbs in speaker tags
In a title, what is one of the three things that doesn't get capitalized?
articles, conjunctions, short prepositions
What was the seemingly irrelevant detail of Hans' paint job?
Using a champagne bottle to roll out paint
Name the type of sentence error in the following sentence: The roof is made of palm leaves, the walls are made of tree bark.
comma splice (the use of a comma to join two independent clauses)
A sequence of events that add complications to a story and happen as a result of the conflict
rising action
A twist on a common piece of writing advice
Name one of the four types of openings.
scene, statement, summary, description
What is the literary term for the emotions that a narrative makes a reader feel AND what the emotion was for the passage in A Wrinkle in Time
mood, comforting
Choose the correct pronoun in the following sentence: You gave (who, whom) the answer?
whom (who refers to the subject of the sentence, whom refers to the object of the sentence)
A main idea or message that is presented by the author in various ways throughout a narrative
theme
What are the two rules of exposition?
1. Only give information that's necessary to the story.
2. Keep the story moving.
Name at least two of the three questions for the checklist of a good ending
1. Is the main conflict resolved?
2. Are the other loose ends tied up?
3. Do we get a glimpse of how things will be different now?
What are the three types of rhetorical appeal AND which one did the author of The Outsiders use?
ethos, pathos, logos. The author used pathos