Figurative Language
Mass Media
Writing
Story Elements
Text Strutures
100
My sons are tornadoes ripping through the house.
What is a metaphor?
100
This type of persuasive technique states that everybody is doing it and if you want to fit in, you will too.
What is bandwagon?
100
The first step in the writing process.
What is brainstorming?
100
The time and place of a story is--
What is setting?
100
The purpose of this text structure to provide more information and is found beside the text?
What is sidebar?
200
When his arm broke, it sounded like a gunshot.
What is a simile?
200
A famous person endoreses an idea, a product, a candidate.
What is testimonial?
200
Once you have brainstormed and chosen your topic you should--
What is organize your writing?
200
The turning point of a story is the--
What is climax?
200
This text structure shows the beginning or start of a new paragraph?
What is indentation?
300
The halls sighed loudly as the students left for summer break.
What is personification?
300
This persuasive technique states that an idea, product, or person is associated with normal, everyday people and activities.
What is Appeal to Plain Folk?
300
Once you have organized your writing, you write your first draft. This is called--
What is rough draft?
300
Jenna's computer crashed causing her report to be lost; therefore, she would be deducted points because her report was going to be late. What type of conflict is this?
What is Man vs. Technology?
300
This text structure shows how one event led to another event.
What is cause and effect?
400
His foot is the size of a ship.
What is hyperbole.
400
This persuasive technique uses academic credentials or personl experience as supporting evidence.
What is Appeal to Authority?
400
After writing the rough draft, you should--
What is revise and edit?
400
What are the two types of conflict?
What is external and internal?
400
This text structure appeals to the five senses.
What is description?
500
Using a broken pencil is pointless!
What is pun?
500
This persuasive technique appeals to our fears.
What is Appeal to Fear or Scare Tactics?
500
The final step in the writing process is to--
What is publish?
500
The part of the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and conflict is--
What is exposition?
500
This type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike or different.
What is comparison and contrast?