Grammar & Language
This punctuation mark is used to add emphasis to a sentence or highlight "fun fact" information.
Em Dash
The problem that exists between a story's protagonist and antagonist is called this.
Conflict
This is the last sentence of your introductory paragraph and states the claim for your essay along with the supporting pieces of evidence.
Thesis Statement
Discussing the similarities and differences between a poem and a short story would be which kind of text structure?
Compare and Contrast
Identify the type of figurative language: "It is tough to get much sleep at my grandma's house since she is an early bird."
What is a metaphor?
You can fix this problem with a period & capital letter, a comma & conjunction, or a semicolon.
What is a run-on sentence?
The overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story.
Theme
This is the "E" in RACES and is a way to show how your evidence connects to your answer.
Explain
The way a writer puts thoughts into words is an example of what?
Style
Identify the type of figurative language: " My dad said we will go grocery shopping and get the oil changed while we are out so we can kill two birds with one stone."
What is an idiom?
A sentence with an independent clause + a dependent clause is called this.
What is a complex sentence?
Written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks.
Dialogue?
Each Body paragraph should begin with a ________?
Topic Sentence.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
1. When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only one thing on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.
2. I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.
3. Things were rough all over, but it was better that way that way you could tell the other guy was human too.
1. When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only one thing on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.
Identify the figurative language: "The hot chocolate warmed Zoe up like a fluffy blanket."
What is simile?
To make sure your subject agrees with your verb, you may have to eliminate these distracting word groups.
What are prepositional phrases?
When a character undergoes some sort of change in a story, they are considered this type of character.
Dynamic Character
Information taken directly from the text to support an answer is called this.
The teacher was appalled by the honey-covered homework the student turned in.
What is the best definition for the word "appalled" as used in this sentence?
A. Pleased
B. Surprised
C. Frustrated
D. Disgusted
D. Disgusted
Identify the figurative language:
Horse : Big :: Ant : Small
What is an analogy?
This type of writing puts the subject of the sentence who is performing the action at the end of the sentence and out of the actor position.
EG: The book was read by the student.
Passive Voice
Name the sections of a plot diagram in order.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
What does each letter stand for in the acronym RACES?
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite a quote
Explain how the quote helps to support your answer
Summarize the paragraph
Choose the correct verb to match the subject of the following sentence AND explain why it is correct:
Everyone in the car on the way to the movies (was/were) excited for the showing.
WAS
Everyone is the subject which is an indefinite pronoun that is always singular. Therefore, the singular verb "was" is correct.
When Charlie Gordon from Flowers for Algernon mentions the Bible and Adam and Eve, he is using this type of figurative language.
What is allusion?