A true story about someone written by someone else.
What is a biography?
100
Here's the list,you tell me what they are:
1. ideas 2. organization 3. voice 4. word choice 5. fluency 6. conventions 7. presentation
What are the 6+1 Traits of Writing?
100
The time and place of a story
What is setting?
100
Prefixes meaning "one", "two", and "three", respectively.
What is mono- (uni-), bi-, and tri-?
200
...We sprinted away from the zombies as they slowly closed in on us.
Suddenly we saw it! The only way out of this God-forsaken place was through a small crevice in the cave wall.
What is white space?
200
An untrue story about something from science. This story does not have to be realistic.
What is science fiction?
200
This writing trait of the 6+1 traits of writing is where the author's personal touch/ flare is put into the piece of writing.
What is voice?
200
Man vs. Self
What is internal conflict.
200
The type of noun that is a collection of things or people
What is a collective noun?
300
Broncos Win.... page 52
Kansas City Chiefs Scared Me... page 101
Peyton Manning is the Best.... page 17
Who Loves Sports?.... page 2
What is an index?
300
Non-fiction
What is a piece of writing that is ENTIRELY true?
300
This step of the writing process is where the writer makes the big improvements and clarifies things that may not make sense. Conventions are not dealt with in this step.
What is step three, revision.
300
A brief introduction of characters, setting, and opening situation in a story.
What is the exposition?
300
A part of speech that replaces a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
"Number the Stars", "The Book Thief", and "Soldier's Heart" are examples of this genre.
What is historical fiction?
400
The correct order of the steps to the writing process. (7)
What is 1. brainstorming, 2. rough draft, 3. revising, 4. editing, 5. extra drafts, 6. repeat 3-5 as necessary, 7. publish
400
The three (3) types of external conflict.
What is man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature.
400
An essay about zoos is an example this category of author's purpose.
What is to inform?
500
Cat: winner of the internet since 2012; small, furry domesticated animal, meows
Dog: man's "best friend"; of the canine family; first domesticated animal
Elephant: "Dumbo"; large mammals in Africa and Asia; only surviving family of the order Proboscidea
What is a glossary?
500
A short piece of writing that focuses on one topic and gives the author's point of view on the topic.
What is an essay?
500
This writing trait and this step in the writing process involve correctness in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
What is conventions and editing?
500
The components (parts) of plot.
What is the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
500
The eight parts of speech.
What are nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, interjections, conjunctions, and prepositions?