Parts of an Essay
Kinds of Speech
Narrative Writing
Keeping track
Speak up
100

I can be one these: 

  • A thought provoking question

  • An interesting quote 

  • An interesting fact


What is a hook?

100

The use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison. It uses an ordinary sentence to refer to something without directly stating it.

What is a figurative speech/language?

100

This should foreshadow or allow reader to make a prediction about the story.

What is a title?

100

The address of a website

What is a URL?

100

Organizing your thoughts

What is a graphic organizer?

200

If I can convince you that what I am saying is true and valid, I have written a specific type of essay.

What is a persuasive essay?

200

A figure of speech that directly compares two things by highlighting the similarities between them using comparison words such as "like" or “as.”

What is a simile?

200

You have thoroughly created a mood, feeling and tone You have thoroughly provided hints of future events in the story (foreshadowing)

What is the setting?

200

You must give credit to the person/website that shares the information.

What is a citation?

200

Ideas needed for an idea or speech.

What is brainstorming?

300

The main ideas are exceptionally well-supported with clear, specific and convincing evidence including several of the following: quotes, facts, statistics and/or anecdotes.

What is the development?

300

A figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.

What is a metaphor?

300

Thoroughly describes character actions or behaviours that represent his personality Thoroughly describes what others say about the character

What s characterization?

300

Using the exact words of someone or a website.

What is a quote?

300

Choices we are faced with when we have an idea.

What is, to do nothing or to do something?

400

Thoroughly engages the audience and gives direction to the speech.

What is a thesis statement?

400

Part of the figurative language in a literary work, whereby the author uses vivid images to describe a phenomenon by appealing to the five senses (touch, smell, etc.)

What is imagery?

400

Thoroughly demonstrates events aimed at resolving the conflict or solving the story problem event may partially succeed or totally fail to resolve the problem/conflict.

What is the solution?

400

When you take someone else's information and do not give them credit.

What is plagiarism?

400

Honesty

Authenticity (being yourself)

Integrity (doing what you say/trustworthy)

Love

What is HAIL?

500

It effectively unifies the speech in an innovative way and leaves a major impact on the audience.

What is a conclusion?

500

“Stories are the wildest things of all, the monster rumbled. Stories chase and bite and hunt.” p.35, is this kind of figurative speech

What is personification?

500

Appropriately uses figures of speech, mature vocabulary, and descriptive vocabulary that is reliant on sensory vocabulary.

What is the story problem or conflict?
500

Author

Title

Date and other information

What are rules for citations?

500

Gossip

Judging

Negativity

Complaining

Excuses

Embroidery (exaggeration/lying)

Dogmatism (confusing facts with opinions)


What are the seven deadly sins of speaking?