Vocabulary
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.
What is simile?
A literary technique in the opening of a story that "hooks" the reader's attention so that they will keep on reading
What is a hook?
The LEAST amount of sentences required in your introduction paragraph.
What is three?
This type of punctuation should always be used before a quote.
What is a quotation mark?
The author uses the pronouns "I" and "me".
What is first-person?
The general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader.
What is mood?
The words or phrases that introduce the rest of the sentence, typically set apart by commas.
What is a sentence starter?
The LEAST amount of textual evidence required.
What is three?
This type of noun should always be capitalized.
What is a proper noun?
The author uses the pronoun "you".
What is second-person?
A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.
What is a paradox?
The last sentence in your introduction paragraph.
What is a thesis?
The amount of "student support" sentences required.
What is six?
This type of punctuation represents a pause or that something has been intentionally left out of the quote or sentence.
What is an ellipsis?
The story follows one character's viewpoint and uses pronouns like "he", "she", and "it".
What is third-person limited?
An interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story.
What is a flashback?
The first sentence in your conclusion.
What is the restated thesis?
The length your essay should be in order to score a 4 on the TDA Student-Friendly rubric.
What is a page and a half?
This should always be indented when writing in essay-format.
What is a paragraph?
The author knows the perspective of multiple different characters and uses pronouns like, "he", "she", and "it".
What is third-person omniscient?
An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, thing, literature, or art.
What is an allusion?
What the acronym "TDA" stands for.
What is Text Dependent Analysis?
The thing you should always refer back to when writing your TDA.
What is the writing prompt?
In this type of writing, you should never use the pronoun "I" or "me".
What is formal writing?
The author uses pronouns like "we" and "us".
What is fourth-person?