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Greek Roots
Figurative Language
Signal Words & Essays
Grammar & Punctuation
Story Elements
100
-bio- "Biology" "Biopsy"
What is life.
100

The sun smiled down on us.

What is Personification.

100

Because, Nevertheless, in order to, are signal words for this kind of essay.

What is Cause and Effect.

100
Used to end a statement.
What is a period.
100

The time and place in which the story is told

What is Setting.

200
-chron- "Chronological" "Chronic" "Synchronize"
What is Time.
200

You have ice in your veins.

What is an idiom.

200
First, then, lastly are signal words for this kind of essay.
What is Chronological.
200
Used to express high feelings or loud volume.
What is an exclamation mark.
200

Highlights and explains details about the characters in a story through physical descriptions, dialogue, inner thoughts and actions.

What is Characterization.

300
Ped- "Pediatrician"
What is Child, Children.
300

His explanation was as clear as mud.

What is a simile.

300
Type of writing where the purpose is to inform, describe, explain, or define.
What is expository.
300
Used to separate clauses in a sentence.
What is a comma.
300
The inciting incident in a story that drives the plot forward.
What is Conflict.
400
-path- "Pathology" "Empathy" "Sympathy"
What is feelings, sufferings.
400
He was taller than the Eiffel Tower!
What is a Hyperbole.
400

"Timmy dropped the soda, and his computer shorted out" is an example of this.

What is Cause and Effect.

400
Informs the reader that what follows the mark proves, explains, or lists elements of what preceded the mark.
What is a colon.
400

Reflects the writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work.

What is Tone.

500
Acro- "Acrophobia" "Acrobatics"
What is Height.
500

She's a good swimmer, but she's no Ariel.

What is an Allusion.

500
Bubble Map and Venn Diagrams are used in this style of essay.
What is Compare and Contrast.
500
A series of marks that means either a pause, or an unfinished thought.
What is Ellipsis "..."
500

1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person.

What is Point of View.