Grammar
Literary Devices
Things an English KOCA should know !
Genre
Essay
100

Because they practiced hard, they won the game.

What is the INDEPENDENT clause in this sentence?

they won the game

100

The tree branches danced in the wind

Personification

100

What words or phrases should NOT be included in a claim?

"I think" 

"I believe"

"My opinion"

100

 A warning or indication of a future event 

foreshadowing 

100

A great introductory paragraph will _____________ the reader.

What is INTRIGUE?/hook

200

The students panicked when they realized their project was due.

What is the subordinating conjunction?

when

200

A feeling that the author creates for the reader in a story.

mood

200
The turning point in a story 

Climax

200
There are five organizational patterns or text structures in this genre 

Informational Text 

200

The bridge statement connects the ___________ to the _____________ in a _____________ way.

What is HOOK to the THESIS in a CREATIVE way?

300

Restrictive clause provides information that is _________ of the sentence.

What is pertinent or essential to the meaning?

300

The flaming hot cheetos were so hot, my tongue turned to ashes.

Hyperbole

300

The protagonist is the hero of the story, the person who is struggling or trying to do what they think is right.  

The ________________is the opposing force in a story. It could be a human enemy, or it could be non-human, like an animal or something less tangible, like fear.

antagonist

300

Ethical appeals such as ethos, pathos and logos are devices for which genre of text 

Argumentative Text 

300

The first sentence of a body paragraph is called the _______________ sentence.

topic

400

I am jealous of the guy in my neighborhood who drives a hot 1969 Chevy Camaro.

What is restrictive?

400

He pleaded for her forgiveness but Janet’s heart was ice.

metaphor

400

What does it mean to cite your evidence?

Tell where it came from in the text

400

This genre allows you to see inside a person's life from their own point of view, not someone else's.

Informational-autobiography

400

This is perhaps one of the most crucial sentences in a conclusion.

What is the RESTATED THESIS?

500

When Beau chased the rabbit, he got stuck under the fence.

What is the DEPENDENT clause in this sentence?

When Beau chased the rabbit

500

A man is laughing at an acquaintance who's son has just been arrested not being aware that his own son was arrested alongside the boy for the same crime.

irony ( what kind of irony?)

500

The moral or life lesson of a story...lesson learned

theme

500

Most authors of this genre choose to rhyme their words.

poetry

500

Should the words "I think" or "In my Opinion" ever be in an argumentative essay or expository essay?


Yes or No

No