Figurative Language
What is the definition of a simile? Give an example.
What is a comparison using like or as.
What should go in an introduction paragraph?
What Is the hook, background, and a thesis statement.
What is the definition of theme?
What is the moral, lesson, or message, learned from reading a story.
What does it mean to write a summary in what should not go in a summary?
A summary retells what happened in a story in your own words. Quotes in your opinion should not go in your summary.
What is the full definition of a Narrative?
What is A story that is made up or true.
What is the definition of a Metaphor. Give an example.
What is a comparison without using like or as.
What is a thesis statement and where exactly do you put it in the introduction?
Thesis statement is the one sentence that tells the reader with the essay is going to be about and it should be put at the end of your introductory paragraph.
Give an example of three different themes.
Possible answers may vary.
What are the three authors purposes (the reason an author writes something)?
Writing to persuade, writing to entertain, writing to inform
What are stage directions when reading a play?
These are the directions that explain what the characters or the actors are doing. If this play was performed on stage the actors would actually do these things. For example John turned around and walked towards the door.
What is the definition of personification? Give an example.
What is giving human attributes to something that is nonliving.
What is an informative essay and how should you structure and informative essay?
You should indent for each paragraph, you should have an introduction paragraph and a body paragraph, and you should end with the conclusion.
What is the definition of tone?
What is The attitude the author expresses through writing.
What is the definition of the plot of a story?
The plot of a story is the sequence of events that shape a broader narrative, with every event causing or affecting each other. In other words, plot is a series of causes-and-effects which shape the story as a whole
Identify four things that should go in a narrative.
Dialogue, characters, sensory language,
What is the definition of a hyperbole and alliteration?
What is an exaggeration and when the same sound starts at the beginning of a word in a series of words.
What is the Significance of having text evidence in an essay? Why is it important to elaborate after the text evidence?
Possible answers may vary.
Name one book that we read this year and identify a theme.
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What is an allusion in literature?
When the author alludes to something they give a hint without really saying it.
What does the acronym CREE stand for and what type of essay is this used for?
What is claim, reason, evidence, elaWhat is claim, reason, evidence, elaboration
Argumentative essay
what is repetition and Onomatopoeia?
When something repeats and sound words.
Identify five different types of hooks that you could use in the introduction of your paragraph.
What is drop your reader into a scene, a quote, a short story, a series of questions, surprising fact, Rhetorical question
Name one story or book and then we have read this year and identify the tone.
Possible answers may vary.
What is the definition of mood and give an example.
Mood is the feeling the reader gets from reading a text.
Define impact, development, and evaluate.
To decide whether something is good or bad.
Influence
Grow or change