Unit 1
A word meaning an indication or hint
What is intimation?
Someone that is inclined to be silent or quiet could be described as this vocabulary word
What does taciturn mean?
Someone that is accustomed or adapted to a certain environment could be considered this vocabulary word.
What does inured mean?
An event that is about to occur could be called this vocabulary word.
What does impending mean?
This vocab word is defined as to trap or approach by surprise, or to intercept
What does waylay mean?
This is the author's overall message in their writing, also known as the moral of the story.
What is theme?
Using PRAAR, highlights can be applied to identify the central idea and these two things
What are figurative language and literary devices?
This satirical reading skill can help set the author's perspective.
What is humor?
The options for an author to explain an idea directly of indirectly is called this.
What are implicit and explicit meanings?
This reading skill is defined as how slowly or quickly the actions and events develop and unfold.
What is pacing?
This writing skill helps to broaden word choice and use similar words, but with different connotations.
What is a nuance?
Name 3 phases of a narrative's plot
Accepted: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
This writing skill (a part of plot) is where the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition?
This writing skill can be described as when authors repeat certain words or phrases to call attention to a concept they want readers to notice.
What is an anaphora?
This beginning step of writing a narrative is crucial. (Comes before writing a rough draft or an outline)
What is brainstorming?
When the tortoise beat the hare, the lesson was learned that "slow and steady wins in the long run". This idea is an example of what reading skill?
What is theme?
Josh was so fat he couldn't fit in a bus.
This is a hyperbole, or an example of
What is figurative language?
This excerpt from Strychnine in the Soup demonstrates this reading skill.
" I don’t think I could ever feel the same toward you if I saw you lying across Mother’s knee, being spanked with a hairbrush. It would spoil the honeymoon."
What is humor?
"Sally was left uneasy and anxious. She did not know what would happen after she performed the questionable ritual."
This reading skill would be useful to identify the meaning of this excerpt.
What is ambiguity?
When the author is applying imagery, expressive word choice, and pacing, they are setting this reading skill.
What is tone?
Sally was mad at her brother for tearing her dress.
Sally was livid when her brother tore her dress.
The change in word choice is an example of what writing skill?
What is a nuance?
The build of the story's events is called what narrative technique
What is plot?
"Sally was a short, blonde girl. She loved to eat ice cream and play soccer. One day she was walking through the park..."
In the sequence of plot, this is an example of this element.What is exposition?
The road wrapped the mountain like a bow.
What type of figurative language is used here?
2 correct:
What is a simile?
What is personification?
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT STEP IN THE WRITING PROCESS.
What is an outline?