Narratives
the main problem faced by the main character in a story
What is Conflict?
The writer’s main opinion or position on a topic.
What is a claim in an argumentative essay?
The two ways to use expository writing.
What is to inform and to explain?
A set of lines in a poem
What is a Stanza?
The action word that means to tell how.
What is explain?
The turning point of the story
What is Climax?
The first sentence in a body paragraph. One of the reasons to support a claim.
What is a topic sentence?
The website that is not a credible source.
What is Wikipedia?
When the narrator knows only what one character is thinking
Which word has a negative connotation: “slim,” “skinny,” or “fit”?
Skinny
reveals character traits, moves the plot forward, creates tension or excitement, shows conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
The opposing argument to the writer's main argument
What is the counterclaim?
DAILY DOUBLE
Statistics, facts, and expert opinions
What is evidence?
A humorous poem with five lines with the rhyme scheme of AABBA.
What is a limerick
The Action Word that means to sum it up and give the KEY points.
What is summarize?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
Restate the claim, summarize key points, call to action
What is a conclusion?
Another term for background information; connects the hook to the Thesis Statement.
What is bridge?
In informal writing, this is when you put words together using an apostrophe. Ex. Can't, Won't
What are contractions?
What does “benevolent” mean?
Kind and generous.
The emotional meaning given to a word.
What is connotaion?
DAILY DOUBLE
The last sentence of an argumentative essay in which it inspires or challenges the reader.
What is a Call to Action?
The term used to list out the sources used during research.
What is a citation?
FANBOYS stands for...
What is For, And, Not, But, OR, Yet, So?
What does the idiom “break the ice” mean?
To begin a conversation in a social situation.