Morphological Analysis
Argumentative Writing
Word Choice
Commonly Confused Words
Drama
100

This word part means "good"

What is ben/bene?

100

This is an opinion based statement that can be backed up by facts. 

What is a claim?

100

This is the emotions connected to a word. 

What is connotation?
100

I can't believe that you have never _________ Boy Meets World!

What is seen?

100

This is what we call the words a character says. 

What is dialogue?

200

Mal/male means this. 

What is  bad?

200

This is the purpose of argumentative writing. 

What is to convince the author of a particular side of an argument?

200

This is the dictionary definition of a word. 

What is denotation?

200

Helen Keller was born without __________ or hearing.

What is sight?

200

This occurs when the author shows what happened at an earlier time. 

What is flashback?

300

-Tion/sion/cian turns a word into this work part. 

What is a noun?

300

This is what valid means. 

What is reasonable/ can be backed up be facts?

300

This is the author's attitude. 

What is tone?

300

I have ___________ space in my car than I had in my SUV.

What is less?

300

In Anne Frank, this is the kind of character Anne was since she went from being immature to mature and wise. 

What is a dynamic character?

400

Onym/ono can be defined as this. 

What is word/name?

400

This is the side that opposes the writer's viewpoint. 

What is the counterclaim?

400

These are three words that have a negative connotation. 

Pigheaded, bully, gossip, etc. 

400

Matt never ___________ the ball to Kyle during the game.

What is passed?

400

In a scary movie, this happens when you know where the bad guy is hiding, but the character has no idea. 

What is dramatic irony?

500

These are two examples of words using the word part ono/onym.

What are synonym, anonymous, antonym, oronym, etc.?

500

This is a valid claim to the question "should students be allowed to move on to the next grade if they have missed too many days of school?"

Answers will vary. 

Students should be allowed to move on to the next grade even if they have missed too much school if they can prove that they know the material. 

Students should not be allowed to move on to the next grade if they have missed too much school because they will be unprepared for the next year's work. 

500

This is a sentence that creates a joyful tone. 

Answers will vary. What is...She skipped out of the classroom and into the joy of summer carefree and relaxed!

500

When researching, it is important to visit credible web__________.

What is sites?

500
In a play, these are often written in italics. 

What are stage directions?