The geographical, temporal (time), and physical location in story. This oftentimes impacts the character.
What is setting?
100
The first sentence in a paragraph that restates the question (TTQA) or main idea.
What is topic sentence?
100
You have two weeks to do this.
What is turning in late work?
200
A device that gives human traits/characteristics to nonliving things?
What is Personification?
200
What you do before entering the classroom.
What is lining up outside the classroom and waiting for the teacher to let you in?
200
The events of a story that include exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
What is plot?
200
The beginning of an essay, usually the first paragraph that provides background information and comes before the first body paragraph?
What is Introduction?
200
You do this before taking out a classroom library book.
What is signing out the book using the library card?
300
A figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics
What is metaphor?
300
6 strikes for this.
What is leaving behind wrappers or trash from snacks?
300
The universal message of a story.
What is theme?
300
One sentence that captures the main idea or essence of what your entire essay will be about. Your whole essay is focused around this statement.
What is thesis statement?
300
The time when it's best to sharpen your pencil.
What is either at the beginning of class or when the teacher is not talking?
400
A figure of speech that is a gross or over-the-top exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
400
What you do once you first enter the room.
What is complete the "First Five."
400
The type of narrative perspective, where the narrator is not an actual character in the story.
What is third person point of view?
400
When you cite the source of a direct quote inside your paper and then cite it on a Works Cited Page?
What is an internal citation?
400
You do this when a visitor enters the room or if you finish with work early.
What is read your independent reading book?
500
The literal meaning of a word
What is denotation?
500
The minimum number of pages you should reach each night--6/7 nights.
What is 30 pages?
500
The form of characterization where traits are not directly revealed, instead they are shown through speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, looks.
What is indirect characterization?
500
This is needed in your essay or T-BEAR in order to help support your claim/thesis/reason?
What is evidence?
500
This is what you do when the bell rings for dismissal. (3 things)
What is wait until the teacher dismisses you, pack up, and push in chair